miR-20 Regulated Genes and Pathways as Targets for Therapeutic Intervention

ABSTRACT

The present invention concerns methods and compositions for identifying genes or genetic pathways modulated by miR-20a, using miR-20a to modulate a gene or gene pathway, using this profile in assessing the condition of a patient and/or treating the patient with an appropriate miRNA.

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 60/915,026 filed Apr. 30, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

I. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the fields of molecular biology and medicine. More specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases or conditions that are affected by miR-20 microRNAs, microRNA expression, and genes and cellular pathways directly and indirectly modulated by such.

II. Background

In 2001, several groups used a cloning method to isolate and identify a large group of “microRNAs” (miRNAs) from C. elegans, Drosophila, and humans (Lagos-Quintana et al., 2001; Lau et al., 2001; Lee and Ambros, 2001). Several hundred miRNAs have been identified in plants and animals—including humans—that do not appear to have endogenous siRNAs. Thus, while similar to siRNAs, miRNAs are distinct.

miRNAs thus far observed have been approximately 21-22 nucleotides in length, and they arise from longer precursors transcribed from non-protein-encoding genes. See review of Carrington et al. (2003). The precursors form structures that fold back on themselves in self-complementary regions; they are then processed by the nuclease Dicer (in animals) or DCL1 (in plants) to generate the short double-stranded miRNA. One of the miRNA strands is incorporated into a complex of proteins and miRNA called the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). The miRNA guides the RISC complex to a target mRNA, which is then cleaved or translationally silenced, depending on the degree of sequence complementarity of the miRNA to its target mRNA. Currently, it is believed that perfect or nearly perfect complementarity leads to mRNA degradation, as is most commonly observed in plants. In contrast, imperfect base pairing, as is primarily found in animals, leads to translational silencing. However, recent data suggest additional complexity (Bagga et al., 2005; Lim et al., 2005), and mechanisms of gene silencing by miRNAs remain under intense study.

Many miRNAs are conserved among diverse organisms, and this has led to the suggestion that miRNAs are involved in essential biological processes throughout the life span of an organism (Esquela-Kerscher and Slack, 2006). In particular, miRNAs have been implicated in regulating cell growth and cell and tissue differentiation—cellular processes that are associated with the development of cancer. For instance, lin-4 and let-7 both regulate passage from one larval state to another during C. elegans development (Ambros, 2001). mir-14 and bantam are Drosophila miRNAs that regulate cell death, apparently by regulating the expression of genes involved in apoptosis (Brennecke et al., 2003, Xu et al., 2003).

Research on microRNAs is increasing as scientists are beginning to appreciate the broad role that these molecules play in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression. In particular, several recent studies have shown that expression levels of numerous miRNAs are associated with various cancers (reviewed in Esquela-Kerscher and Slack, 2006; Calin and Croce, 2006). Differential expression of almost all miRNAs across numerous cancer types has been observed (Lu et al., 2005). Most such studies link miRNAs to cancer only by indirect evidence. However, He et al. (2005a) has provided more direct evidence that miRNAs may contribute directly to causing cancer, by forcing the over-expression of six miRNAs in mice, including miR-20a, that resulted in a significant increase in B cell lymphomas.

The inventors previously demonstrated that hsa-miR-20a is involved with the regulation of numerous cell activities that represent intervention points for cancer therapy and for therapy of other diseases and disorders (U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/141,707 filed May 31, 2005 and Ser. No. 11/273,640 filed Nov. 14, 2005, both of which are incorporated by reference). Over-expression of miR-20a significantly reduced viability of Jurkat cells, a human T-cell line derived from leukemic peripheral blood, while significantly increasing the viability and proliferation of primary normal human T-cells. Cell regulators that enhance viability of normal cells while decreasing viability of cancerous cells represent useful therapeutic treatments for cancer. Hsa-miR-20a increased apoptosis (induced death of cells with oncogenic potential) in A549 lung cancer cells and increased the percentage of BJ cells (human foreskin primary cells) in the S phase of the cell cycle while reducing the percentage of those cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle. The inventors observed that expression of hsa-miR-20a is higher in white blood cells from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia than in the same cells from normal patients. Others have shown that hsa-miR-20a regulates the translational yield of the transcription factor, E2F1 (O'Donnell et al., 2005) and appears to be over-expressed in colon, pancreas, and prostate tumors while being down-regulated in breast cancer tumors (Volinia et al., 2006).

Bioinformatics analyses suggest that any given miRNA may bind to and alter the expression of up to several hundred different genes. In addition, a single gene may be regulated by several miRNAs. Thus, each miRNA may regulate a complex interaction among genes, gene pathways, and gene networks. Mis-regulation or alteration of these regulatory pathways and networks, involving miRNAs, are likely to contribute to the development of disorders and diseases such as cancer. Although bioinformatics tools are helpful in predicting miRNA binding targets, all have limitations. Because of the imperfect complementarity with their target binding sites, it is difficult to accurately predict the mRNA targets of miRNAs with bioinformatics tools alone. Furthermore, the complicated interactive regulatory networks among miRNAs and target genes make it difficult to accurately predict which genes will actually be mis-regulated in response to a given miRNA.

Correcting gene expression errors or modulating gene expression by manipulating miRNA expression or by repairing miRNA mis-regulation represent promising methods to repair genetic disorders and cure diseases like cancer. A current, disabling limitation of this approach is that, as mentioned above, the details of the regulatory pathways and networks that are affected by any given miRNA remain generally unidentified. Besides E2F1, the genes, gene pathways, and gene networks that are regulated by miR-20 in cancerous cells remain largely unknown. Currently, this represents a significant limitation for treatment of cancers in which miR-20 may play a role. A need exists to identify the genes, genetic pathways, and genetic networks that are regulated by or that may regulate hsa-miR-20 expression.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides additional compositions and methods by identifying genes that are direct targets for miR-20 regulation or that are indirect or downstream targets of regulation following the miR-20-mediated modification of another gene(s) expression. Furthermore, the invention describes gene, disease, and/or physiologic pathways and networks that are influenced by miR-20 and its family members. In certain aspects, compositions of the invention are administered to a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of developing a metabolic, an immunologic, an infectious, a cardiovascular, a digestive, an endocrine, an ocular, a genitourinary, a blood, a musculoskeletal, a nervous system, a congenital, a respiratory, a skin, or a cancerous disease or condition.

In particular aspects, a subject or patient may be selected for treatment based on expression and/or aberrant expression of one or more miRNA or mRNA. In a further aspect, a subject or patient may be selected for treatment based on aberrations in one or more biologic or physiologic pathway(s), including aberrant expression of one or more gene associated with a pathway, or the aberrant expression of one or more protein encoded by one or more gene associated with a pathway. In still a further aspect, a subject or patient may be selected based on aberrations in both miRNA expression, or biologic or physiologic pathway(s). A subject may be assessed for sensitivity, resistance, and/or efficacy of a therapy or treatment regime based on the evaluation and/or analysis of miRNA or mRNA expression or lack thereof. A subject may be evaluated for amenability to certain therapy prior to, during, or after administration of one or therapy to a subject or patient. Typically, evaluation or assessment may be done by analysis of miRNA and/or mRNA, as well as combination of other assessment methods that include but are not limited to histology, immunohistochemistry, blood work, etc.

In some embodiments, an infectious disease or condition includes a bacterial, viral, parasite, or fungal infection. Many of these genes and pathways are associated with various cancers and other diseases. Cancerous conditions include, but are not limited to astrocytoma, acute myelogenous leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, lipoma, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lung carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, thyroid carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma wherein the modulation of one or more gene is sufficient for a therapeutic response. Typically a cancerous condition is an aberrant hyperproliferative condition associated with the uncontrolled growth or inability to undergo cell death, including apoptosis.

The altered expression or function of miR-20 in cells would lead to changes in the expression of these key genes and contribute to the development of disease or other conditions. Introducing miR-20 (for diseases where the miRNA is down-regulated) or a miR-20 inhibitor (for diseases where the miRNA is up-regulated) into disease cells or tissues or subjects would result in a therapeutic response. The identities of key genes that are regulated directly or indirectly by miR-20 and the disease with which they are associated are provided herein. In certain aspects a cell may be an epithelial, stromal, or mucosal cell. The cell can be, but is not limited to brain, a neuronal, a blood, an esophageal, a lung, a cardiovascular, a liver, a breast, a bone, a thyroid, a glandular, an adrenal, a pancreatic, a stomach, a intestinal, a kidney, a bladder, a prostate, a uterus, an ovarian, a testicular, a splenic, a skin, a smooth muscle, a cardiac muscle, or a striated muscle cell. In certain aspects, the cell, tissue, or target may not be defective in miRNA expression yet may still respond therapeutically to expression or over expression of an miRNA. miR-20 could be used as a therapeutic target for any of these diseases.

In certain aspects, the cell, tissue, or target may not be defective in miRNA expression yet may still respond therapeutically to expression or over expression of a miRNA. miR-20 could be used as a therapeutic target for any of these diseases or conditions. In certain embodiments miR-20 or its compliment can be used to modulate the activity of miR-20 or a miR-20 regulated gene in a subject, organ, tissue, or cell.

A cell, tissue, or subject may be a cancer cell, a cancerous tissue, harbor cancerous tissue, or be a subject or patient diagnosed or at risk of developing a disease or condition. In certain aspects a cancer cell is a neuronal, glial, lung, liver, brain, breast, bladder, blood, leukemic, colon, endometrial, stomach, skin, ovarian, fat, bone, cervical, esophageal, pancreatic, prostate, kidney, or thyroid cell. In still a further aspect cancer includes, but is not limited to astrocytoma, acute myelogenous leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, lipoma, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lung carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, thyroid carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma.

Embodiments of the invention include methods of modulating gene expression, or biologic or physiologic pathways in a cell, a tissue, or a subject comprising administering to the cell, tissue, or subject an amount of an isolated nucleic acid or mimetic thereof comprising a miR-20 nucleic acid sequence in an amount sufficient to modulate the expression of a gene or genes modulated by a miR-20 miRNA. A “miR-20 nucleic acid sequence” includes the full length precursor or processed (i.e., mature) sequence of miR-20 and related sequences set forth herein, as well as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or more nucleotides of the precursor miRNA or its processed sequence, including all ranges and integers there between. In certain embodiments, the miR-20 nucleic acid sequence contains the full-length processed miRNA sequence and is referred to as a “miR-20 full-length processed nucleic acid sequence.” In still further aspects, the miR-20 nucleic acid comprises at least a 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, or 50 nucleotide (including all ranges and integers there between) segment of miR-20 that is at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 98, 99 or 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:269. In certain aspects, a subset of these miRNAs will be used that include some but not all of the listed miR-20 family members. It is contemplated that one or more miR-20 family members or miR-20 miRNAs may be specifically excluded from certain embodiments of the invention. For instance, in one embodiment only sequences comprising the consensus sequence of SEQ ID NO:269 will be included with all other miRNAs excluded. The general term miR-20 includes all members of the miR-20 family. The mature sequences of miR-20 family includes hsa-miR-20a (MIMAT0000075, SEQ ID NO:1); hsa-miR-20b (MIMAT0001413, SEQ ID NO:2); age-miR-20 (MIMAT0002676, SEQ ID NO:3); bta-miR-20a (MIMAT0003527, SEQ ID NO:4); bta-miR-20b (MIMAT0003796, SEQ ID NO:5); dre-miR-20a (MIMAT0001786, SEQ ID NO:6); dre-miR-20a* (MIMAT0003400, SEQ ID NO:7); dre-miR-20b (MIMAT0001778, SEQ ID NO:8); fru-miR-20 (MIMAT0003083, SEQ ID NO:9); gga-miR-20a (MIMAT0001111, SEQ ID NO:10); gga-miR-20b (MIMAT0001411, SEQ ID NO:11); ggo-miR-20 (MIMAT0002662, SEQ ID NO:12); lca-miR-20 (MIMAT0002669, SEQ ID NO:13); lla-miR-20 (MIMAT0002718, SEQ ID NO:14); mdo-miR-20 (MIMAT0004169, SEQ ID NO:15); mml-miR-20 (MIMAT0002704, SEQ ID NO:16); mmu-miR-20a (MIMAT0000529, SEQ ID NO:17); mmu-miR-20b (MIMAT0003187, SEQ ID NO:18); mne-miR-20 (MIMAT0002725, SEQ ID NO:19); ppa-miR-20 (MIMAT0002683, SEQ ID NO:20); ppy-miR-20 (MIMAT0002690, SEQ ID NO:21); ptr-miR-20 (MIMAT0002697, SEQ ID NO:22); rno-miR-20a (MIMAT0000602, SEQ ID NO:23); rno-miR-20a* (MIMAT0000603, SEQ ID NO:24); rno-miR-20b (MIMAT0003211, SEQ ID NO:25); rno-miR-20b* (MIMAT0003212, SEQ ID NO:26); sla-miR-20 (MIMAT0002711, SEQ ID NO:27); ssc-miR-20 (MIMAT0002129, SEQ ID NO:28); tni-miR-20 (MIMAT0003084, SEQ ID NO:29); xla-miR-20 (MIMAT0001348, SEQ ID NO:30); xtr-miR-20a (MIMAT0003669, SEQ ID NO:31); xtr-miR-20a* (MIMAT0003670, SEQ ID NO:32); and/or xtr-miR-20b (MIMAT0003707, SEQ ID NO:33).

Other members of the miR-20 family, as designated by the Sanger database, include age-miR-106a (MIMAT0002796, SEQ ID NO:63); age-miR-106b (MIMAT0002761 SEQ ID NO:64); age-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002673 SEQ ID NO:65); age-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002672 SEQ ID NO:66); age-miR-18 (MIMAT0002674 SEQ ID NO:67); age-miR-93 (MIMAT0002762 SEQ ID NO:68); bta-miR-106 (MIMAT0003784 SEQ ID NO:69); bta-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0003816 SEQ ID NO:70); bta-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0003815 SEQ ID NO:71); bta-miR-18a (MIMAT0003526 SEQ ID NO:72); bta-miR-18b (MIMAT0003517 SEQ ID NO:73); bta-miR-93 (MIMAT0003837 SEQ ID NO:74); dre-miR-17a (MIMAT0001777 SEQ ID NO:75); dre-miR-17a* (MIMAT0003396 SEQ ID NO:76); dre-miR-18a (MIMAT0001779 SEQ ID NO:77); dre-miR-18b (MIMAT0001780 SEQ ID NO:78); dre-miR-18b* (MIMAT0003397 SEQ ID NO:79); dre-miR-18c (MIMAT0001781 SEQ ID NO:80); dre-miR-93 (MIMAT0001810 SEQ ID NO:81); fru-miR-17 (MIMAT0002916 SEQ ID NO:82); fru-miR-18 (MIMAT0002918 SEQ ID NO:83); gga-miR-106 (MIMAT0001142 SEQ ID NO:84); gga-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0001115 SEQ ID NO:85); gga-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0001114 SEQ ID NO:86); gga-miR-18a (MIMAT0001113 SEQ ID NO:87); gga-miR-18b (MIMAT0001141 SEQ ID NO:88); ggo-miR-106a (MIMAT0002795 SEQ ID NO:89); ggo-miR-106b (MIMAT0002758 SEQ ID NO:90); ggo-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002659 SEQ ID NO:91); ggo-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002658 SEQ ID NO:92); ggo-miR-18 (MIMAT0002660 SEQ ID NO:93); ggo-miR-93 (MIMAT0002759 SEQ ID NO:94); hsa-miR-106a (MIMAT0000103 SEQ ID NO:95); hsa-miR-106b (MIMAT0000680 SEQ ID NO:96); hsa-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0000071 SEQ ID NO:97); hsa-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0000070 SEQ ID NO:98); hsa-miR-18a (MIMAT0000072 SEQ ID NO:99); hsa-miR-18a* (MIMAT0002891 SEQ ID NO:100); hsa-miR-18b (MIMAT0001412 SEQ ID NO:101); hsa-miR-93 (MIMAT0000093 SEQ ID NO:102); lca-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002666 SEQ ID NO:103); lca-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002665 SEQ ID NO:104); lca-miR-18 (MIMAT0002667 SEQ ID NO:105); lla-miR-106b (MIMAT0002777 SEQ ID NO:106); lla-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002715 SEQ ID NO:107); lla-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002714 SEQ ID NO:108); lla-miR-18 (MIMAT0002716 SEQ ID NO:109); lla-miR-93 (MIMAT0002778 SEQ ID NO:110); mdo-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0004166 SEQ ID NO:111); mdo-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0004165 SEQ ID NO:112); mdo-miR-18 (MIMAT0004167 SEQ ID NO:113); mdo-miR-93 (MIMAT0004178 SEQ ID NO:114); mml-miR-106a (MIMAT0002798 SEQ ID NO:115); mml-miR-106b (MIMAT0002772 SEQ ID NO:116); mml-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002701 SEQ ID NO:117); mml-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002700 SEQ ID NO:118); mml-miR-18 (MIMAT0002702 SEQ ID NO:119); mml-miR-93 (MIMAT0002773 SEQ ID NO:120); mmu-miR-106a (MIMAT0000385 SEQ ID NO:121); mmu-miR-106b (MIMAT0000386 SEQ ID NO:122); mmu-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0000650 SEQ ID NO:123); mmu-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0000649 SEQ ID NO:124); mmu-miR-18 (MIMAT0000528 SEQ ID NO:125); mmu-miR-93 (MIMAT0000540 SEQ ID NO:126); mne-miR-106a (MIMAT0002802 SEQ ID NO:127); mne-miR-106b (MIMAT0002780 SEQ ID NO:128); mne-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002722 SEQ ID NO:129); mne-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002721 SEQ ID NO:130); mne-miR-18 (MIMAT0002723 SEQ ID NO:131); mne-miR-93 (MIMAT0002781 SEQ ID NO:132); ppa-miR-106a (MIMAT0002797 SEQ ID NO:133); ppa-miR-106b (MIMAT0002763 SEQ ID NO:134); ppa-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002680 SEQ ID NO:135); ppa-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002679 SEQ ID NO:136); ppa-miR-18 (MIMAT0002681 SEQ ID NO:137); ppa-miR-93 (MIMAT0002764 SEQ ID NO:138); ppy-miR-106a (MIMAT0002799 SEQ ID NO:139); ppy-miR-106b (MIMAT0002766 SEQ ID NO:140); ppy-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002687 SEQ ID NO:141); ppy-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002686 SEQ ID NO:142); ppy-miR-18 (MIMAT0002688 SEQ ID NO:143); ppy-miR-93 (MIMAT0002767 SEQ ID NO:144); ptr-miR-106a (MIMAT0002800 SEQ ID NO:145); ptr-miR-106b (MIMAT0002769 SEQ ID NO:146); ptr-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002694 SEQ ID NO:147); ptr-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002693 SEQ ID NO:148); ptr-miR-18 (MIMAT0002695 SEQ ID NO:149); ptr-miR-93 (MIMAT0002770 SEQ ID NO:150); rno-miR-106b (MIMAT0000825 SEQ ID NO:151); rno-miR-17 (MIMAT0000786 SEQ ID NO:152); rno-miR-18 (MIMAT0000787 SEQ ID NO:153); rno-miR-93 (MIMAT0000817 SEQ ID NO:154); sla-miR-106a (MIMAT0002801 SEQ ID NO:155); sla-miR-106b (MIMAT0002775 SEQ ID NO:156); sla-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0002708 SEQ ID NO:157); sla-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0002707 SEQ ID NO:158); sla-miR-18 (MIMAT0002709 SEQ ID NO:159); sla-miR-93 (MIMAT0002776 SEQ ID NO:160); ssc-miR-106a (MIMAT0002118 SEQ ID NO:161); ssc-miR-18 (MIMAT0002161 SEQ ID NO:162); tni-miR-17 (MIMAT0002917 SEQ ID NO:163); tni-miR-18 (MIMAT0002919 SEQ ID NO:164); xla-miR-18 (MIMAT0001349 SEQ ID NO:165); xla-miR-20 (MIMAT0001348 SEQ ID NO:166); xtr-miR-106 (MIMAT0003583 SEQ ID NO:167); xtr-miR-17-3p (MIMAT0003565 SEQ ID NO:168); xtr-miR-17-5p (MIMAT0003564 SEQ ID NO:169); xtr-miR-18a (MIMAT0003652 SEQ ID NO:170); xtr-miR-18b (MIMAT0003706 SEQ ID NO:171); xtr-miR-93a (MIMAT0003659 SEQ ID NO:172); xtr-miR-93b (MIMAT0003660 SEQ ID NO:173).

Stem-loop sequences of miR-20 family members include hsa-mir-20a (MI0000076, SEQ ID NO:34); hsa-mir-20b (MI0001519, SEQ ID NO:35); age-mir-20, (MI0002980 SEQ ID NO:36); bta-mir-20a (MI0004741 SEQ ID NO:37); bta-mir-20b, (MI0005015 SEQ ID NO:38); dre-mir-20a (MI0001907 SEQ ID NO:39); dre-mir-20b (MI0001899 SEQ ID NO:40); fru-mir-20 (MI0003443 SEQ ID NO:41); gga-mir-20a (MI0001181 SEQ ID NO:42); gga-mir-20b (MI0001517 SEQ ID NO:43); ggo-mir-20 (MI0002968 SEQ ID NO:44); lca-mir-20 (MI0002974 SEQ ID NO:45); lla-mir-20 (MI0003016 SEQ ID NO:46); mdo-mir-20 (MI0005357 SEQ ID NO:47); mml-mir-20 (MI0003004 SEQ ID NO:48); mmu-mir-20a (MI0000568 SEQ ID NO:49); mmu-mir-20b (MI0003536 SEQ ID NO:50); mne-mir-20 (MI0003022 SEQ ID NO:51); ppa-mir-20 (MI0002986 SEQ ID NO:52); ppy-mir-20 (MI0002992 SEQ ID NO:53); ptr-mir-20 (MI0002998 SEQ ID NO:54); rno-mir-20a (MI0000638 SEQ ID NO:55); rno-mir-20b (MI0003554 SEQ ID NO:56); sla-mir-20 (MI0003010 SEQ ID NO:57); ssc-mir-20 (MI0002423 SEQ ID NO:58); tni-mir-20 (MI0003444 SEQ ID NO:59); xla-mir-20 (MI0001453 SEQ ID NO:60); xtr-mir-20a (MI0004911 SEQ ID NO:61); and xtr-mir-20b (MI0004961 SEQ ID NO:62).

In other aspects, the miR-20 family includes stem-loop sequences designated age-mir-106a (MI0003099 SEQ ID NO:174); age-mir-106b (MI0003062 SEQ ID NO:175); age-mir-17 (MI0002977 SEQ ID NO:176); age-mir-18 (MI0002978 SEQ ID NO:177); age-mir-93 (MI0003063 SEQ ID NO:178); bta-mir-106 (MI0005005 SEQ ID NO:179); bta-mir-17 (MI0005031 SEQ ID NO:180); bta-mir-18a (MI0004740 SEQ ID NO:181); bta-mir-18b (MI0004732 SEQ ID NO:182); bta-mir-93 (MI0005050 SEQ ID NO:183); dre-mir-17a-1 (MI0001897 SEQ ID NO:184); dre-mir-17a-2 (MI0001898 SEQ ID NO:185); dre-mir-18a (MI0001900 SEQ ID NO:186); dre-mir-18b (MI0001901 SEQ ID NO:187); dre-mir-18c (MI0001902 SEQ ID NO:188); dre-mir-93 (MI0001954 SEQ ID NO:189); fru-mir-17-1 (MI0003231 SEQ ID NO:190); fru-mir-17-2 (MI0003441 SEQ ID NO:191); fru-mir-18 (MI0003233 SEQ ID NO:192); gga-mir-106 (MI0001210 SEQ ID NO:193); gga-mir-17 (MI0001184 SEQ ID NO:194); gga-mir-18a (MI0001183 SEQ ID NO:195); gga-mir-18b (MI0001209 SEQ ID NO:196); ggo-mir-106a (MI0003096 SEQ ID NO:197); ggo-mir-106b (MI0003059 SEQ ID NO:198); ggo-mir-17 (MI0002965 SEQ ID NO:199); ggo-mir-18 (MI0002966 SEQ ID NO:200); ggo-mir-93 (MI0003060 SEQ ID NO:201); hsa-mir-106a (MI0000113 SEQ ID NO:202); hsa-mir-106b (MI0000734 SEQ ID NO:203); hsa-mir-17 (MI0000071 SEQ ID NO:204); hsa-mir-18a (MI0000072 SEQ ID NO:205); hsa-mir-18b (MI0001518 SEQ ID NO:206); hsa-mir-93 (MI0000095 SEQ ID NO:207); lca-mir-17 (MI0002971 SEQ ID NO:208); lca-mir-18 (MI0002972 SEQ ID NO:209); lla-mir-106b (MI0003078 SEQ ID NO:210); lla-mir-17 (MI0003013 SEQ ID NO:211); lla-mir-18 (MI0003014 SEQ ID NO:212); lla-mir-93 (MI0003079 SEQ ID NO:213); mdo-mir-17 (MI0005354 SEQ ID NO:214); mdo-mir-18 (MI0005355 SEQ ID NO:215); mdo-mir-93 (MI0005369 SEQ ID NO:216); mml-mir-106a (MI0003107 SEQ ID NO:217); mml-mir-106b (MI0003073 SEQ ID NO:218); mml-mir-17 (MI0003001 SEQ ID NO:219); mml-mir-18 (MI0003002 SEQ ID NO:220); mml-mir-93 (MI0003074 SEQ ID NO:221); mmu-mir-106a (MI0000406 SEQ ID NO:222); mmu-mir-106b (MI0000407 SEQ ID NO:223); mmu-mir-17 (MI0000687 SEQ ID NO:224); mmu-mir-18 (MI0000567 SEQ ID NO:225); mmu-mir-93 (MI0000581 SEQ ID NO:226); mne-mir-106a (MI0003120 SEQ ID NO:227); mne-mir-106b (MI0003081 SEQ ID NO:228); mne-mir-17 (MI0003019 SEQ ID NO:229); mne-mir-18 (MI0003020 SEQ ID NO:230); mne-mir-93 (MI0003082 SEQ ID NO:231); ppa-mir-106a (MI0003102 SEQ ID NO:232); ppa-mir-106b (MI0003064 SEQ ID NO:233); ppa-mir-17 (MI0002983 SEQ ID NO:234); ppa-mir-18 (MI0002984 SEQ ID NO:235); ppa-mir-93 (MI0003065 SEQ ID NO:236); ppy-mir-106a (MI0003109 SEQ ID NO:237); ppy-mir-106b (MI0003067 SEQ ID NO:238); ppy-mir-17 (MI0002989 SEQ ID NO:239); ppy-mir-18 (MI0002990 SEQ ID NO:240); ppy-mir-93 (MI0003068 SEQ ID NO:241); ptr-mir-106a (MI0003112 SEQ ID NO:242); ptr-mir-106b (MI0003070 SEQ ID NO:243); ptr-mir-17 (MI0002995 SEQ ID NO:244); ptr-mir-18 (MI0002996 SEQ ID NO:245); ptr-mir-93 (MI0003071 SEQ ID NO:246); rno-mir-106b (MI0000889 SEQ ID NO:247); rno-mir-17 (MI0000845 SEQ ID NO:248); rno-mir-18 (MI0000846 SEQ ID NO:249); rno-mir-93 (MI0000880 SEQ ID NO:250); sla-mir-106a (MI0003115 SEQ ID NO:251); sla-mir-106b (MI0003076 SEQ ID NO:252); sla-mir-17 (MI0003007 SEQ ID NO:253); sla-mir-18 (MI0003008 SEQ ID NO:254); sla-mir-93 (MI0003077 SEQ ID NO:255); ssc-mir-106a (MI0002412 SEQ ID NO:256); ssc-mir-18 (MI0002455 SEQ ID NO:257); tni-mir-17-1 (MI0003232 SEQ ID NO:258); tni-mir-17-2 (MI0003442 SEQ ID NO:259); tni-mir-18 (MI0003234 SEQ ID NO:260); xla-mir-18 (MI0001454 SEQ ID NO:261); xtr-mir-106 (MI0004822 SEQ ID NO:262); xtr-mir-17 (MI0004803 SEQ ID NO:263); xtr-mir-18a (MI0004893 SEQ ID NO:264); xtr-mir-18b (MI0004959 SEQ ID NO:265); xtr-mir-93a (MI0004900 SEQ ID NO:266); and xtr-mir-93b (MI0004901 SEQ ID NO:267). Generally the miR-20 family has a consensus sequence (as depicted using WIPO standard designations for nucleotides) of SUGCWNHNNRKGYASNU SEQ ID NO:268 in particular the miR-20 family members designated as miR-20s comprises a consensus of YAAAGUGCUYAYAGUGCAGGU SEQ ID NO:269.

In specific embodiments, a miR-20 containing nucleic acid or a miR-20 nucleic acid is hsa-miR-20a and/or hsa-miR-20b, or a variations thereof. In certain aspects miR-20 is miR-20a or miR-20b. miR-20 can be hsa-mir-20, including hsa-miR-20a or hsa-miR20b. In a further aspect, a miR-20 nucleic acid can be administered with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more miRNAs. miRNA can be administer concurrently, in sequence or in an ordered progression. In certain aspects miR-20 can be administered in combination with one or more of let-7, miR-15a, miR-16, miR-21, miR-26a, miR-31, miR-34a, miR-126, miR-143, miR-145, miR-147, miR-188, miR-200b, miR-200c, miR-215, miR-216, miR-292-3p, and/or miR-331. All or combinations of miRNAs may be administered in a single formulation. Administration may be before, during or after a second therapy.

miR-20 nucleic acids may also include various heterologous nucleic acid sequences, i.e., those sequences not typically found operatively coupled with miR-20 in nature, such as promoters, enhancers, and the like. The miR-20 nucleic acid can be a recombinant nucleic acid, and can be a ribonucleic acid or a deoxyribonucleic acid. The recombinant nucleic acid may comprise a miR-20 expression cassette, i.e., a nucleic acid segment that expresses a nucleic acid when introduce into an environment containing components for nucleic acid synthesis. In a further aspect, the expression cassette is comprised in a viral vector, or plasmid DNA vector or other therapeutic nucleic acid vector or delivery vehicle, including liposomes and the like. In certain aspects, viral vectors can be administered at 1×10², 1×10³, 1×10⁴ 1×10⁵, 1×10⁶, 1×10⁷, 1×10⁸, 1×10⁹, 1×10¹⁰, 1×10¹¹, 1×10¹², 1×10¹³, 1×10¹⁴ pfu or viral particle (vp).

In a particular aspect, the miR-20 nucleic acid is a synthetic nucleic acid. Moreover, nucleic acids of the invention may be fully or partially synthetic. In still further aspects, a nucleic acid of the invention or a DNA encoding such can be administered at 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 2000, to 4000 μg or mg, including all values and ranges there between. In yet a further aspect, nucleic acids of the invention, including synthetic nucleic acid, can be administered at 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100, to 200 μg or mg per kilogram (kg) of body weight. Each of the amounts described herein may be administered over a period of time, including 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or years, including all values and ranges there between.

In certain embodiments, administration of the composition(s) can be enteral or parenteral. In certain aspects, enteral administration is oral. In further aspects, parenteral administration is intralesional, intravascular, intracranial, intrapleural, intratumoral, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intralymphatic, intraglandular, subcutaneous, topical, intrabronchial, intratracheal, intranasal, inhaled, or instilled. Compositions of the invention may be administered regionally or locally and not necessarily directly into a lesion.

In certain aspects, the gene or genes modulated comprises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 100, 150, 200 or more genes or combinations of genes identified in Tables 1, 3, 4, and 5. In still further aspects, the gene or genes modulated may exclude 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 100, 150, 175 or more genes or combinations of genes identified in Tables 1, 3, 4, and 5. Modulation includes modulating transcription, mRNA levels, mRNA translation, and/or protein levels in a cell, tissue, or organ. In certain aspects the expression of a gene or level of a gene product, such as mRNA, is down-regulated or up-regulated. In a particular aspect the gene modulated comprises or is selected from (and may even exclude) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. 27, 28, or all of the genes identified in Tables 1, 3, 4, and 5, or any combinations thereof. In certain embodiments a gene modulated or selected to be modulated is from Table 1. In further embodiments a gene modulated or selected to be modulated is from Table 3. In still further embodiments a gene modulated or selected to be modulated is from Table 4. In yet further embodiments a gene modulated or selected to be modulated is from Table 5. Embodiments of the invention may also include obtaining or assessing a gene expression profile or miRNA profile of a target cell prior to selecting the mode of treatment, e.g., administration of a miR-20 nucleic acid or mimetic. The database content related to nucleic acids and genes designated by an accession number or a database submission are incorporated herein by reference as of the filing date of this application. In certain aspects of the invention one or more miRNA may modulate a single gene. In a further aspect, one or more genes in one or more genetic, cellular, or physiologic pathways can be modulated by one or more miRNAs, including miR-20 nucleic acids in combination with other miRNAs.

TABLE 1 Genes with increased (positive values) or decreased (negative values) expression following transfection of human cancer cells with pre-miR hsa-miR-20a. Gene Symbol Ref Seq Transcript ID (Pruitt et al., 2005) Δ log₂ ABCA1 NM_005502 −1.01473 ALDH6A1 NM_005589 1.04418 ANG /// NM_001145 /// NM_002937 /// 0.831501 RLNASE4 NM_194430 /// NM_194431 ANK3 NM_001149 /// NM_020987 1.16621 ANKRD46 NM_198401 0.746793 ANTXR1 NM_018153 /// NM_032208 /// −1.13558 NM_053034 APOH NM_000042 1.21612 AQP3 NM_004925 1.23947 ARG2 NM_001172 2.10966 ARID5B NM_032199 1.35503 ARL7 NM_005737 −1.06672 ARTS-1 NM_016442 −1.08712 ATP6V0E NM_003945 −1.0247 ATP9A NM_006045 1.01985 AXL NM_001699 /// NM_021913 0.763332 BCL2A1 NM_004049 −1.77411 BEAN XM_375359 −0.714992 BICD2 NM_001003800 /// NM_015250 −0.781188 BTG3 NM_006806 −1.19255 BTN3A2 NM_007047 −0.765137 C19orf2 NM_003796 /// NM_134447 −0.755164 C21orf25 NM_199050 −0.791738 C2orf17 NM_024293 −0.945852 C2orf31 — 0.942376 C5orf13 NM_004772 0.909743 C6orf120 NM_001029863 −0.719609 C6orf216 NM_206908 /// NM_206910 /// 0.743816 NM_206911 /// NM_206912 /// XR_000259 CA12 NM_001218 /// NM_206925 −0.885975 CCL2 NM_002982 −1.20227 CCND1 NM_053056 −1.21374 CCNG1 NM_004060 /// NM_199246 0.901161 CDC37L1 NM_017913 −0.940979 CDH17 NM_004063 0.855968 CDH4 NM_001794 −0.99035 CEBPD NM_005195 0.826406 CFH /// CFHL1 NM_000186 /// NM_001014975 /// 0.762913 NM_002113 CGI-38 NM_015964 /// NM_016140 0.794501 CLIC4 NM_013943 0.705933 COBLL1 NM_014900 1.27699 COL3A1 NM_000090 0.878014 COL4A1 NM_001845 −1.05154 COL4A2 NM_001846 −1.19339 COQ2 NM_015697 −0.707833 CPM NM_001005502 /// NM_001874 /// −1.05328 NM_198320 CRIPT NM_014171 −0.903098 CSPG2 NM_004385 −1.17186 CTDSP2 NM_005730 1.22904 CTH NM_001902 /// NM_153742 1.52696 CXCL5 NM_002994 0.702306 DAZAP2 /// NM_014764 −1.12846 DAZAP2 /// NM_014764 /// XM_376165 −0.826976 LOC401029 DCBLD2 NM_080927 −0.838774 DCP2 NM_152624 1.28955 DDAH1 NM_012137 1.25935 DHCR24 NM_014762 1.10459 DKFZP586A0522 NM_014033 0.837826 DNAJB6 NM_005494 /// NM_058246 −0.983039 DNAJC15 NM_013238 0.799928 DOCK4 NM_014705 −0.755571 DPYSL4 NM_006426 0.996621 DSC2 NM_004949 /// NM_024422 1.18113 DST NM_001723 /// NM_015548 /// 1.31681 NM_020388 /// NM_183380 DSU NM_018000 0.714098 DUSP1 NM_004417 −0.823862 DUSP5 NM_004419 0.708305 EHF NM_012153 0.884735 EIF2C1 NM_012199 −0.938174 EIF2S1 NM_004094 −1.20235 EPHB2 NM_004442 /// NM_017449 −1.25564 EREG NM_001432 −1.14689 ETS2 NM_005239 −0.702474 F2RL1 NM_005242 −0.7278 FAM18B NM_016078 −0.75677 FAM45B /// NM_018472 /// NM_207009 −0.764547 FAM45A FAM46A NM_017633 1.30368 FGB NM_005141 1.17875 FGFR3 NM_000142 /// NM_022965 1.01201 FGFR4 NM_002011 /// NM_022963 /// 1.01795 NM_213647 FGG NM_000509 /// NM_021870 1.22961 FGL1 NM_004467 /// NM_147203 /// 1.0979 NM_201552 /// NM_201553 FJX1 NM_014344 −1.51629 FLJ13910 NM_022780 1.01348 FLJ31568 NM_152509 0.866822 FLRT3 NM_013281 /// NM_198391 1.05708 FTS NM_001012398 /// NM_022476 −0.892226 FYCO1 NM_024513 −1.48134 FZD7 NM_003507 0.83388 GABRA5 NM_000810 −1.21465 GATA6 NM_005257 1.38308 GFPT2 NM_005110 −0.719774 GK NM_000167 /// NM_203391 1.06082 GLIPR1 NM_006851 −0.802136 GLUL NM_001033044 /// NM_001033056 /// 1.16529 NM_002065 GNS NM_002076 −1.14826 GOLPH2 NM_016548 /// NM_177937 −0.800666 GYG2 NM_003918 1.08933 HAS2 NM_005328 −1.00653 HCCS NM_005333 −1.01956 HIC2 NM_015094 1.19662 HIPK3 NM_005734 0.741004 HMGA2 NM_001015886 /// NM_003483 /// 0.766307 NM_003484 HMGCS1 NM_002130 0.829036 HN1 NM_001002032 /// NM_001002033 /// −1.15736 NM_016185 ID4 NM_001546 0.840565 IGFBP1 NM_000596 /// NM_001013029 −1.31178 IL11 NM_000641 −1.97819 IL8 NM_000584 −1.61544 IQGAP2 NM_006633 1.09979 ITGB4 NM_000213 /// NM_001005619 /// −1.03625 NM_001005731 JAK1 NM_002227 −0.988167 JUN NM_002228 −0.905043 KCNK5 NM_003740 1.02097 KCNMA1 NM_001014797 /// NM_002247 −1.19025 KIAA0494 NM_014774 −1.27759 KIAA0882 NM_015130 −1.01049 KLF10 NM_001032282 /// NM_005655 −0.967187 KRT20 NM_019010 0.737754 KRT4 NM_002272 1.4643 LEPROT NM_017526 −0.918245 LHFP NM_005780 −0.788633 LIMK1 NM_002314 /// NM_016735 −1.59588 LOC257407 — 0.902938 LRRC54 NM_015516 −0.738825 M6PR NM_002355 −1.30233 MAP3K1 XM_042066 1.02679 MAP3K2 NM_006609 −0.961694 MARCH6 NM_005885 −1.04209 MATN3 NM_002381 0.899535 MGAM NM_004668 1.36376 MGC11332 NM_032718 −0.904724 MICA NM_000247 −1.15081 MICAL2 NM_014632 −0.758803 MICAL-L1 NM_033386 0.719021 MOBK1B NM_018221 −1.15411 NAGK NM_017567 −1.08281 NES NM_006617 1.02351 NID1 NM_002508 0.856316 NPAS2 NM_002518 −1.17566 NPTX1 NM_002522 −1.44279 NRP2 NM_003872 /// NM_018534 /// −0.811956 NM_201264 /// NM_201266 /// NM_201267 /// NM_201279 NUPL1 NM_001008564 /// NM_001008565 /// −0.809253 NM_014089 OBSL1 XM_051017 1.35426 OLR1 NM_002543 1.36616 OSTM1 NM_014028 −1.05687 OXTR NM_000916 −0.977849 P8 NM_012385 1.31518 PDCD4 NM_014456 /// NM_145341 0.823334 PDGFRL NM_006207 0.726654 PDZK1 NM_002614 1.23771 PELI2 NM_021255 1.00074 PFKP NM_002627 −1.1192 PGK1 NM_000291 0.989946 PKP2 NM_001005242 /// NM_004572 1.03828 PLAU NM_002658 −1.39659 PLCB1 NM_015192 /// NM_182734 0.891129 POLR3G NM_006467 −1.6886 PON2 NM_000305 /// NM_001018161 −0.827616 PTHLH NM_002820 /// NM_198964 /// −0.902774 NM_198965 /// NM_198966 QKI NM_006775 /// NM_206853 /// 0.883687 NM_206854 /// NM_206855 RAB22A NM_020673 −1.26569 RARRES1 NM_002888 /// NM_206963 0.715317 RBKS NM_022128 −0.842482 RGC32 NM_014059 0.866694 RHOC NM_175744 −0.874504 RNH1 NM_002939 /// NM_203383 /// −1.0531 NM_203384 /// NM_203385 /// NM_203386 /// NM_203387 RRM2 NM_001034 −0.896356 S100P NM_005980 1.6654 SERF1A /// NM_021967 /// NM_022978 −0.777057 SERF1B SERPINE1 NM_000602 −2.25784 SESN1 NM_014454 0.845489 SGPL1 NM_003901 −1.01306 SKP2 NM_005983 /// NM_032637 0.744696 SLC11A2 NM_000617 0.845458 SLC1A4 NM_003038 0.721939 SLC2A3 NM_006931 0.879266 SNAP23 NM_003825 /// NM_130798 0.791062 SPARC NM_003118 1.39199 SPFH2 NM_001003790 /// NM_001003791 /// 0.782553 NM_007175 SPOCK NM_004598 −1.19175 SQLE NM_003129 0.773943 STC1 NM_003155 −1.38313 STX3A NM_004177 0.809319 SYNE1 NM_015293 /// NM_033071 /// −0.721107 NM_133650 /// NM_182961 TBC1D2 NM_018421 −0.96565 TGFBR2 NM_001024847 /// NM_003242 −0.924623 TJP2 NM_004817 /// NM_201629 1.19979 TM4SF20 NM_024795 1.0172 TM4SF4 NM_004617 −0.700123 TM7SF1 NM_003272 −1.8947 TMEPAI NM_020182 /// NM_199169 /// −1.02732 NM_199170 /// NM_199171 TNFAIP6 NM_007115 −2.06788 TNFRSF10B NM_003842 /// NM_147187 −0.725441 TNRC9 XM_049037 1.01681 TSPAN8 NM_004616 0.858077 TXLNA NM_175852 −0.739199 UEV3 NM_018314 −0.955638 USP46 NM_022832 −1.54141 VANGL1 NM_138959 −0.809203 VLDLR NM_001018056 /// NM_003383 −0.99136 VTN NM_000638 1.29843 WNT5A NM_003392 1.06927 ZBTB10 NM_023929 0.763786 ZNF331 NM_018555 0.733817 ZNF395 NM_018660 0.710369 ZNF467 NM_207336 0.738748

A further embodiment of the invention is directed to methods of modulating a cellular pathway comprising administering to the cell an amount of an isolated nucleic acid comprising a miR-20 nucleic acid sequence in an amount sufficient to modulate the expression, function, status, or state of a cellular pathway, in particular those pathways described in Table 2 or the pathways known to include one or more genes from Table 1, 3, 4, and/or 5. Modulation of a cellular pathway includes, but is not limited to modulating the expression of one or more gene(s). Modulation of a gene can include inhibiting the function of an endogenous miRNA or providing a functional miRNA to a cell, tissue, or subject. Modulation refers to the expression levels or activities of a gene or its related gene product (e.g., mRNA) or protein, e.g., the mRNA levels may be modulated or the translation of an mRNA may be modulated. Modulation may increase or up regulate a gene or gene product or it may decrease or down regulate a gene or gene product (e.g., protein levels or activity).

Still a further embodiment includes methods of administering an miRNA or mimic thereof, and/or treating a subject or patient having, suspected of having, or at risk of developing a pathological condition comprising one or more of step (a) administering to a patient or subject an amount of an isolated nucleic acid comprising a miR-20 nucleic acid sequence in an amount sufficient to modulate expression of a cellular pathway; and (b) administering a second therapy, wherein the modulation of the cellular pathway sensitizes the patient or subject, or increases the efficacy of a second therapy. An increase in efficacy can include a reduction in toxicity, a reduced dosage or duration of the second therapy, or an additive or synergistic effect. A cellular pathway may include, but is not limited to one or more pathway described in Table 2 below or a pathway that is know to include one or more genes of Tables 1, 3, 4, and/or 5. The second therapy may be administered before, during, and/or after the isolated nucleic acid or miRNA is administered

A second therapy can include administration of a second miRNA or therapeutic nucleic acid such as a siRNA or antisense oligonucleotide, or may include various standard therapies, such as pharmaceuticals, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, drug therapy, immunotherapy, and the like. Embodiments of the invention may also include the determination or assessment of gene expression or gene expression profile for the selection of an appropriate therapy. In a particular aspect, a second therapy is a chemotherapy. A chemotherapy can include, but is not limited to paclitaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, doxorubicin, oxaliplatin, larotaxel, taxol, lapatinib, docetaxel, methotrexate, capecitabine, vinorelbine, cyclophosphamide, gemcitabine, amrubicin, cytarabine, etoposide, camptothecin, dexamethasone, dasatinib, tipifarnib, bevacizumab, sirolimus, temsirolimus, everolimus, lonafarnib, cetuximab, erlotinib, gefitinib, imatinib mesylate, rituximab, trastuzumab, nocodazole, sorafenib, sunitinib, bortezomib, alemtuzumab, gemtuzumab, tositumomab or ibritumomab.

Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating a subject with a disease or condition comprising one or more of the steps of (a) determining an expression profile of one or more genes selected from Table 1, 3, 4, and/or 5; (b) assessing the sensitivity of the subject to therapy based on the expression profile; (c) selecting a therapy based on the assessed sensitivity; and (d) treating the subject using selected therapy. Typically, the disease or condition will have as a component, indicator, or result mis-regulation of one or more gene of Table 1, 3, 4, and/or 5.

In certain aspects, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more miRNA may be used in sequence or in combination. For instance, any combination of miR-20 with another miRNA can be selected based on observing two given miRNAs share a set of target genes or pathways listed in Tables 1, 2, 4 and 5 that are altered in a particular disease or condition. These two miRNAs may result in an improved therapy (e.g., reduced toxicity, greater efficacy, prolong remission, or other improvements in a subjects condition), result in an increased efficacy, an additive efficacy, or a synergistic efficacy providing an additional or an improved therapeutic response. Without being bound by any particular theory, synergy of two miRNA can be a consequence of regulating the same genes or related genes (related by a common pathway or biologic end result) more effectively (e.g., due to distinct binding sites on the same target or related target(s)) and/or a consequence of regulating different genes, but all of which have been implicated in the same particular disease or condition.

In certain aspects, miR-20 and let-7 can be administered to patients with acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, melanoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, thyroid carcinoma, or urothelial carcinoma.

Further aspects include administering miR-20 and miR-15 to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or thyroid carcinoma.

In still further aspects, miR-20 and miR-16 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or thyroid carcinoma.

Aspects of the invention include methods where miR-20 and miR-21 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, neuroblastoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

In still further aspects, miR-20 and miR-26a are administered to patients with acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemia, melanoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, or prostate carcinoma.

In yet further aspects, miR-20 and miR-34a are administered to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, thyroid carcinoma, or urothelial carcinoma.

In certain aspects, miR-20 and miR-126 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or thyroid carcinoma.

In a further aspect, miR-20 and miR-143 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or thyroid carcinoma.

In still a further aspect, miR-20 and miR-147 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, lipoma, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or thyroid carcinoma.

In yet another aspect, miR-20 and miR-188 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemia, melanoma, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or thyroid carcinoma.

In other aspects, miR-20 and miR-215 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, lipoma, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, thyroid carcinoma, or urothelial carcinoma.

In certain aspects, miR-20 and miR-216 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, breast carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, prostate carcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

In a further aspect, miR-20 and miR-292-3p are administered to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemia, lipoma, melanoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, thyroid carcinoma, or urothelial carcinoma.

In still a further aspect, miR-20 and miR-331 are administered to patients with astrocytoma, acute myeloid leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemia, melanoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or thyroid carcinoma.

In yet a further aspect, miR-20 and miR-200b/c are administered to patients with breast carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemia, lipoma, multiple myeloma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or thyroid carcinoma.

It is contemplated that when miR-20 is given in combination with one or more other miRNA molecules, the two different miRNAs may be given at the same time or sequentially. In some embodiments, therapy proceeds with one miRNA and that therapy is followed up with therapy with the other miRNA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 minutes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 hours, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 days, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 weeks, or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 months or any such combination later.

Further embodiments include the identification and assessment of an expression profile indicative of miR-20 status in a cell or tissue comprising expression assessment of one or more gene from Table 1, 3, 4, and/or 5, or any combination thereof.

The term “miRNA” is used according to its ordinary and plain meaning and refers to a microRNA molecule found in eukaryotes that is involved in RNA-based gene regulation. See, e.g., Carrington et al., 2003, which is hereby incorporated by reference. The term can be used to refer to the single-stranded RNA molecule processed from a precursor or in certain instances the precursor itself or a mimetic thereof.

In some embodiments, it may be useful to know whether a cell expresses a particular miRNA endogenously or whether such expression is affected under particular conditions or when it is in a particular disease state. Thus, in some embodiments of the invention, methods include assaying a cell or a sample containing a cell for the presence of one or more miRNA marker gene or mRNA or other analyte indicative of the expression level of a gene of interest. Consequently, in some embodiments, methods include a step of generating an RNA profile for a sample. The term “RNA profile” or “gene expression profile” refers to a set of data regarding the expression pattern for one or more gene or genetic marker in the sample (e.g., a plurality of nucleic acid probes that identify one or more markers or genes from Tables 1, 3, 4, and/or 5); it is contemplated that the nucleic acid profile can be obtained using a set of RNAs, using for example nucleic acid amplification or hybridization techniques well know to one of ordinary skill in the art. The difference in the expression profile in the sample from a patient and a reference expression profile, such as an expression profile from a normal or non-pathologic sample, or a digitized reference, is indicative of a pathologic, disease, or cancerous condition. In certain aspects the expression profile is an indicator of a propensity to or probability of (i.e., risk factor for a disease or condition) develop such a condition. Such a risk or propensity may indicate a treatment, increased monitoring, prophylactic measures, and the like. A nucleic acid or probe set may comprise or identify a segment of a corresponding mRNA and may include all or part of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 100, 200, 500, or more segments, including any integer or range derivable there between, of a gene or genetic marker, or a nucleic acid, mRNA or a probe representative thereof that is listed in Tables 1, 3, 4, and/or 5 or identified by the methods described herein.

Certain embodiments of the invention are directed to compositions and methods for assessing, prognosing, or treating a pathological condition in a patient comprising measuring or determining an expression profile of one or more miRNA or marker(s) in a sample from the patient, wherein a difference in the expression profile in the sample from the patient and an expression profile of a normal sample or reference expression profile is indicative of pathological condition and particularly cancer (e.g., In certain aspects of the invention, the miRNAs, cellular pathway, gene, or genetic marker is or is representative of one or more pathway or marker described in Table 1, 2, 3, 4, and/or 5, including any combination thereof.

Aspects of the invention include diagnosing, assessing, or treating a pathologic condition or preventing a pathologic condition from manifesting. For example, the methods can be used to screen for a pathological condition; assess prognosis of a pathological condition; stage a pathological condition; assess response of a pathological condition to therapy; or to modulate the expression of a gene, genes, or related pathway as a first therapy or to render a subject sensitive or more responsive to a second therapy. In particular aspects, assessing the pathological condition of the patient can be assessing prognosis of the patient. Prognosis may include, but is not limited to an estimation of the time or expected time of survival, assessment of response to a therapy, and the like. In certain aspects, the altered expression of one or more gene or marker is prognostic for a patient having a pathologic condition, wherein the marker is one or more of Table 1, 3, 4, and/or 5, including any combination thereof.

TABLE 2 Significantly affected functional cellular pathways following hsa-miR-20a over-expression in human cancer cells. Gene Number Pathway Functions 17 Cellular Movement, Cellular Growth and Proliferation, Cardiovascular System Development and Function 14 Cell Morphology, Cardiovascular System Development and Function, Cell-To-Cell Signaling and Interaction 13 Endocrine System Disorders, Small Molecule Biochemistry, Immune Response 13 Cardiovascular System Development and Function, Tissue Morphology, Genetic Disorder 12 Lipid Metabolism, Molecular Transport, Small Molecule Biochemistry 9 Developmental Disorder, Tumor Morphology, Cancer 1 Cell Signaling, Molecular Transport, Neurological Disease 1 Cancer, Cell Cycle, Skeletal and Muscular Disorders

TABLE 3 Predicted target genes of hsa-miR-20a. Ref Seq Gene Transcript ID Symbol (Pruitt et al., 2005) Description 76P NM_014444 Gamma tubulin ring complex protein (76p gene) A1BG NM_130786 alpha 1B-glycoprotein A2ML1 NM_144670 alpha-2-macroglobulin-like 1 AADAC NM_001086 arylacetamide deacetylase AADACL1 NM_020792 arylacetamide deacetylase-like 1 AADAT NM_016228 alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase AARSL NM_020745 Alanyl-tRNA synthetase like ABAT NM_000663 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase precursor ABCA1 NM_005502 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A member 1 ABCA10 NM_080282 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A, member 10 ABCB9 NM_019624 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), ABCC13 NM_172024 ATP-binding cassette protein C13 isoform b ABCC5 NM_005688 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C, member 5 ABCD2 NM_005164 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D, member 2 ABCE1 NM_002940 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family E, member 1 ABCG2 NM_004827 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G, member 2 ABCG4 NM_022169 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G, member 4 ABHD11 NM_031295 Abhydrolase domain containing 11 isoform 4 ABHD13 NM_032859 Hypothetical protein LOC84945 ABHD2 NM_007011 alpha/beta hydrolase domain containing protein ABHD4 NM_022060 Abhydrolase domain containing 4 ABI1 NM_001012750 abl-interactor 1 isoform b ABL1 NM_005157 v-abl Abelson murine leukemia viral oncogene ABLIM1 NM_001003407 actin-binding LIM protein 1 isoform b ABR NM_001092 Active breakpoint cluster region-related ABT1 NM_013375 activator of basal transcription 1 ABTB1 NM_032548 Ankyrin repeat and BTB (POZ) domain containing 1 ACAD8 NM_014384 acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase family, member 8 ACADSB NM_001609 acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase, short/branched ACIN1 NM_014977 apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer 1 ACPL2 NM_152282 acid phosphatase-like 2 ACPP NM_001099 prostatic acid phosphatase precursor ACSL1 NM_001995 acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 1 ACSL4 NM_004458 acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 ACSM1 NM_052956 acyl-CoA synthetase medium-chain family member ACTR2 NM_001005386 actin-related protein 2 isoform a ACVR1B NM_004302 activin A type IB receptor isoform a precursor ADAM19 NM_033274 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 19 isoform 2 ADAM21 NM_003813 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 21 preproprotein ADAM33 NM_025220 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 33 isoform alpha ADAM9 NM_001005845 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 9 isoform 2 ADAMTS3 NM_014243 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 ADAMTS5 NM_007038 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 ADAMTSL2 NM_014694 ADAMTS-like 2 ADAMTSL5 NM_213604 thrombospondin, type I, domain containing 6 ADAR NM_001025107 adenosine deaminase, RNA-specific isoform d ADARB1 NM_001033049 RNA-specific adenosine deaminase B1 isoform 4 ADAT1 NM_012091 adenosine deaminase, tRNA-specific 1 ADCY1 NM_021116 brain adenylate cyclase 1 ADCY6 NM_015270 adenylate cyclase 6 isoform a ADCY9 NM_001116 adenylate cyclase 9 ADD1 NM_001119 Adducin 1 (alpha) isoform a ADHFE1 NM_144650 Alcohol dehydrogenase, iron containing, 1 ADIPOR2 NM_024551 adiponectin receptor 2 ADM2 NM_024866 adrenomedullin 2 precusor ADORA2B NM_000676 adenosine A2b receptor ADPN NM_025225 Adiponutrin ADPRHL2 NM_017825 ADP-ribosylhydrolase like 2 ADRA1B NM_000679 alpha-1B-adrenergic receptor ADRA2A NM_000681 alpha-2A-adrenergic receptor ADRA2B NM_000682 alpha-2B-adrenergic receptor ADRB3 NM_000025 adrenergic, beta-3-, receptor ADSL NM_000026 adenylosuccinate lyase AEBP2 NM_153207 AE binding protein 2 AFAR3 NM_201252 aflatoxin B1 aldehyde reductase 3 AFF1 NM_005935 Myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia AFF2 NM_002025 Fragile X mental retardation 2 AFF4 NM_014423 ALL1 fused gene from 5q31 AGA NM_000027 aspartylglucosaminidase precursor AGBL2 NM_024783 ATP/GTP binding protein-like 2 AGGF1 NM_018046 angiogenic factor VG5Q AGPAT4 NM_001012733 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 4 AGPAT5 NM_018361 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 5 AGTPBP1 NM_015239 ATP/GTP binding protein 1 AGTR2 NM_000686 angiotensin II receptor, type 2 AGXT2L1 NM_031279 alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase 2-like 1 AHCTF1 NM_015446 Transcription factor ELYS AHCY NM_000687 S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase AHI1 NM_017651 Jouberin AHNAK NM_001620 AHNAK nucleoprotein isoform 1 AICDA NM_020661 activation-induced cytidine deaminase AIM1 NM_001624 absent in melanoma 1 AIPL1 NM_001033054 aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting AJAP1 NM_018836 transmembrane protein SHREW1 AK1 NM_000476 adenylate kinase 1 AK5 NM_012093 adenylate kinase 5 isoform 2 AKAP11 NM_016248 A-kinase anchor protein 11 isoform 1 AKAP13 NM_006738 A-kinase anchor protein 13 isoform 1 AKAP6 NM_004274 A-kinase anchor protein 6 AKAP9 NM_005751 A-kinase anchor protein 9 isoform 2 AKR1D1 NM_005989 aldo-keto reductase family 1, member D1 AKR7A2 NM_003689 aldo-keto reductase family 7, member A2 AKT3 NM_005465 v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 3 ALDH1A3 NM_000693 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3 ALDH3A2 NM_000382 aldehyde dehydrogenase 3A2 isoform 2 ALDH3B1 NM_000694 aldehyde dehydrogenase 3B1 isoform a ALDH8A1 NM_022568 aldehyde dehydrogenase 8A1 isoform 1 ALDH9A1 NM_000696 aldehyde dehydrogenase 9A1 ALDOC NM_005165 fructose-bisphosphate aldolase C ALKBH4 NM_017621 Hypothetical protein LOC54784 ALKBH5 NM_017758 Hypothetical protein LOC54890 ALOX15B NM_001141 arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase, second type ALPK1 NM_025144 alpha-kinase 1 ALPP NM_001632 placental alkaline phosphatase precursor ALS2CL NM_147129 ALS2 C-terminal like isoform 1 ALS2CR13 NM_173511 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 (juvenile) ALS2CR15 NM_138468 Ica69-related protein ALS2CR19 NM_057177 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2 (juvenile) ALX4 NM_021926 aristaless-like homeobox 4 AMELX NM_001142 amelogenin (X chromosome) isoform 1 precursor AMELY NM_001143 amelogenin (Y chromosome) precursor AMID NM_032797 apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF)-like AMIGO2 NM_181847 amphoterin induced gene 2 AMMECR1 NM_001025580 AMMECR1 protein isoform 2 AMOTL1 NM_130847 angiomotin like 1 AMPD2 NM_004037 adenosine monophosphate deaminase 2 (isoform L) AMPD3 NM_000480 erythrocyte adenosine monophosphate deaminase AMZ1 NM_133463 archaemetzincin-1 ANAPC11 NM_001002244 APC11 anaphase promoting complex subunit 11 ANGEL1 NM_015305 angel homolog 1 ANGEL2 NM_144567 LOC90806 protein ANGPTL7 NM_021146 Angiopoietin-like 7 ANK2 NM_001148 Ankyrin 2 isoform 1 ANKFY1 NM_016376 Ankyrin repeat and FYVE domain containing 1 ANKH NM_054027 ankylosis, progressive homolog ANKK1 NM_178510 Ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 ANKRA2 NM_023039 Ankyrin repeat, family A (RFXANK-like), 2 ANKRD10 NM_017664 Ankyrin repeat domain 10 ANKRD11 NM_013275 Ankyrin repeat domain 11 ANKRD12 NM_015208 Ankyrin repeat domain 12 ANKRD13C NM_030816 Ankyrin repeat domain 13C ANKRD15 NM_015158 Ankyrin repeat domain protein 15 isoform a ANKRD16 NM_019046 Ankyrin repeat domain 16 isoform a ANKRD25 NM_015493 Ankyrin repeat domain 25 ANKRD28 NM_015199 Ankyrin repeat domain 28 ANKRD29 NM_173505 Ankyrin repeat domain 29 ANKRD38 NM_181712 Ankyrin repeat domain 38 ANKRD42 NM_182603 Ankyrin repeat domain 42 ANKRD44 NM_153697 Hypothetical protein DKFZp434D2328 ANKRD50 NM_020337 Hypothetical protein LOC57182 ANKRD9 NM_152326 Ankyrin repeat domain 9 ANKS1A NM_015245 Ankyrin repeat and sterile alpha motif domain ANKS1B NM_020140 Cajalin 2 isoform c ANKS4B NM_145865 harmonin-interacting ankyrin-repeat containing ANTXR1 NM_018153 Tumor endothelial marker 8 isoform 3 precursor ANUBL1 NM_174890 AN1, ubiquitin-like, homolog ANXA13 NM_001003954 Annexin A13 isoform b ANXA7 NM_001156 Annexin VII isoform 1 AOF1 NM_153042 Amine oxidase (flavin containing) domain 1 AP1G1 NM_001030007 Adaptor-related protein complex 1, gamma 1 AP1S2 NM_003916 Adaptor-related protein complex 1 sigma 2 AP2B1 NM_001030006 Adaptor-related protein complex 2, beta 1 AP3D1 NM_003938 Adaptor-related protein complex 3, delta 1 AP4S1 NM_007077 Adaptor-related protein complex 4, sigma 1 APBB2 NM_173075 Amyloid beta A4 precursor protein-binding, APBB3 NM_006051 Amyloid beta precursor protein-binding, family APC NM_000038 adenomatosis polyposis coli APCDD1 NM_153000 adenomatosis polyposis coli down-regulated 1 APEX1 NM_001641 APEX nuclease API5 NM_006595 apoptosis inhibitor 5 APOBEC3A NM_145699 phorbolin 1 APOBEC3F NM_001006666 apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic APOBEC4 NM_203454 apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic APOL1 NM_003661 apolipoprotein L1 isoform a precursor APOLD1 NM_030817 Hypothetical protein LOC81575 APP NM_000484 Amyloid beta A4 protein precursor, isoform a APPBP2 NM_006380 Amyloid beta precursor protein-binding protein APPL NM_012096 Adaptor protein containing pH domain, PTB domain APXL2 NM_133456 Apical protein 2 AQP4 NM_001650 aquaporin 4 isoform a AQP9 NM_020980 aquaporin 9 ARCN1 NM_001655 Archain ARFIP2 NM_012402 ADP-ribosylation factor interacting protein 2 ARGFX NM_001012659 Hypothetical protein LOC503582 ARHGAP1 NM_004308 Rho GTPase activating protein 1 ARHGAP12 NM_018287 Rho GTPase activating protein 12 ARHGAP18 NM_033515 Rho GTPase activating protein 18 ARHGAP24 NM_031305 Rho GTPase activating protein 24 ARHGAP26 NM_015071 GTPase regulator associated with the focal ARHGAP5 NM_001030055 Rho GTPase activating protein 5 isoform a ARHGAP6 NM_006125 Rho GTPase activating protein 6 isoform 3 ARHGEF10 NM_014629 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 10 ARHGEF11 NM_014784 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) 11 ARHGEF18 NM_015318 Rho-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor ARHGEF3 NM_019555 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 3 ARHGEF6 NM_004840 Rac/Cdc42 guanine nucleotide exchange factor 6 ARHGEF7 NM_003899 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 7 isoform ARID4A NM_002892 retinoblastoma-binding protein 1 isoform I ARID4B NM_016374 AT rich interactive domain 4B isoform 1 ARL1 NM_001177 ADP-ribosylation factor-like 1 ARL10 NM_173664 ADP-ribosylation factor-like 10 ARL13B NM_144996 ADP-ribosylation factor-like 2-like 1 isoform 2 ARL4A NM_005738 ADP-ribosylation factor-like 4A ARL4C NM_005737 ADP-ribosylation factor-like 4C ARMC8 NM_014154 armadillo repeat containing 8 isoform 1 ARNT2 NM_014862 aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator ARPP-19 NM_006628 Cyclic AMP phosphoprotein, 19 Kd ARPP-21 NM_001025068 Cyclic AMP-regulated phosphoprotein, 21 kD ARRDC1 NM_152285 Arrestin domain containing 1 ARSB NM_000046 Arylsulfatase B isoform 1 precursor ARSD NM_001669 Arylsulfatase D isoform a precursor ARSJ NM_024590 Arylsulfatase J ARTS-1 NM_016442 type 1 tumor necrosis factor receptor shedding ASAH1 NM_004315 N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (acid ASAH3L NM_001010887 N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 3-like ASAHL NM_014435 N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase-like protein ASB1 NM_016114 Ankyrin repeat and SOCS box-containing protein ASB13 NM_024701 Ankyrin repeat and SOCS box-containing protein ASB5 NM_080874 Ankyrin repeat and SOCS box-containing protein ASB6 NM_017873 Ankyrin repeat and SOCS box-containing 6 isoform ASB7 NM_198243 Ankyrin repeat and SOCS box-containing protein 7 ASB9 NM_001031739 Ankyrin repeat and SOCS box-containing 9 isoform ASCIZ NM_015251 ATM/ATR-Substrate Chk2-Interacting Zn2+-finger ASF1A NM_014034 ASF1 anti-silencing function 1 homolog A ASL NM_000048 argininosuccinate lyase isoform 1 ASTN NM_004319 astrotactin isoform 1 ATAD2 NM_014109 two AAA domain containing protein ATF5 NM_012068 activating transcription factor 5 ATF7IP2 NM_024997 activating transcription factor 7 interacting ATG10 NM_031482 APG10 autophagy 10-like ATG12 NM_004707 APG12 autophagy 12-like ATG16L1 NM_017974 APG16 autophagy 16-like isoform 2 ATG4B NM_013325 APG4 autophagy 4 homolog B isoform a ATG5 NM_004849 APG5 autophagy 5-like ATM NM_000051 Ataxia telangiectasia mutated protein isoform 1 ATOH8 NM_032827 Atonal homolog 8 ATP11A NM_015205 ATPase, Class VI, type 11A isoform a ATP12A NM_001676 ATPase, H+/K+ transporting, nongastric, alpha ATP1A2 NM_000702 Na+/K+-ATPase alpha 2 subunit proprotein ATP2B1 NM_001001323 plasma membrane calcium ATPase 1 isoform 1a ATP2B2 NM_001001331 plasma membrane calcium ATPase 2 isoform a ATP6V0E NM_003945 ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal, V0 subunit ATP6V1D NM_015994 H(+)-transporting two-sector ATPase ATP7B NM_000053 ATPase, Cu++ transporting, beta polypeptide ATP8B4 NM_024837 ATPase class I type 8B member 4 ATP9A NM_006045 ATPase, Class II, type 9A ATPAF1 NM_022745 ATP synthase mitochondrial F1 complex assembly ATPBD1B NM_018066 ATP binding domain 1 family, member B ATPBD1C NM_016301 ATP binding domain 1 family, member C ATRNL1 NM_207303 attractin-like 1 ATXN1 NM_000332 Ataxin 1 ATXN3 NM_001024631 Ataxin 3 isoform 3 B2M NM_004048 beta-2-microglobulin precursor B3GALNT2 NM_152490 UDP-GalNAc:betaGlcNAc beta B3GALT2 NM_003783 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta B3GALT5 NM_006057 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta B3GNT5 NM_032047 beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase bGnT-5 B3Gn-T6 NM_138706 beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase B4GALT2 NM_001005417 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- B4GALT5 NM_004776 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- B4GALT6 NM_004775 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- BAALC NM_001024372 brain and acute leukemia, cytoplasmic isoform 2 BACH2 NM_021813 BTB and CNC homology 1, basic leucine zipper BAG1 NM_004323 BCL2-associated athanogene isoform 1L BAG5 NM_001015048 BCL2-associated athanogene 5 isoform b BAGE NM_001187 B melanoma antigen BAGE4 NM_181704 B melanoma antigen family, member 4 BAHD1 NM_014952 Bromo adjacent homology domain containing 1 BAMBI NM_012342 BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor BAPX1 NM_001189 Bagpipe homeobox 1 BCAP29 NM_001008405 B-cell receptor-associated protein BAP29 isoform BCAS1 NM_003657 Breast carcinoma amplified sequence 1 BCAS2 NM_005872 Breast carcinoma amplified sequence 2 BCL11B NM_022898 B-cell CLL/lymphoma 11B isoform 2 BCL2 NM_000633 B-cell lymphoma protein 2 alpha isoform BCL2L11 NM_006538 BCL2-like 11 isoform 6 BCL2L2 NM_004050 BCL2-like 2 protein BCL6 NM_001706 B-cell lymphoma 6 protein BCL6B NM_181844 B-cell CLL/lymphoma 6, member B (zinc finger BDH2 NM_020139 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, type 2 BET1 NM_005868 Blocked early in transport 1 BET1L NM_016526 Blocked early in transport 1 homolog (S. BFAR NM_016561 apoptosis regulator BHLHB3 NM_030762 basic helix-loop-helix domain containing, class BHMT2 NM_017614 betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase 2 BICD2 NM_001003800 bicaudal D homolog 2 isoform 1 BIRC1 NM_004536 baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 1 BIRC4 NM_001167 baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 4 BIRC4BP NM_017523 XIAP associated factor-1 isoform 1 BIRC5 NM_001012270 baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 5 BLZF1 NM_003666 basic leucine zipper nuclear factor 1 BMP8B NM_001720 bone morphogenetic protein 8B preproprotein BMPR2 NM_001204 bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II BMX NM_001721 BMX non-receptor tyrosine kinase BNC2 NM_017637 basonuclin 2 BNIP2 NM_004330 BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kD interacting protein 2 BNIP3L NM_004331 BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kD-interacting protein BNIPL NM_138279 BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kD interacting protein BPGM NM_001724 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate mutase BPHL NM_004332 biphenyl hydrolase-like BPNT1 NM_006085 3′(2′),5′-bisphosphate nucleotidase 1 BRCA1 NM_007294 Breast cancer 1, early onset isoform 1 BRCA2 NM_000059 Breast cancer 2, early onset BRD1 NM_014577 bromodomain containing protein 1 BRMS1L NM_032352 Breast cancer metastasis-suppressor 1-like BRWD1 NM_001007246 bromodomain and WD repeat domain containing 1 BSCL2 NM_032667 Seipin BSDC1 NM_018045 BSD domain containing 1 BTBD10 NM_032320 K+ channel tetramerization protein BTBD15 NM_014155 BTB (POZ) domain containing 15 BTBD7 NM_001002860 BTB (POZ) domain containing 7 isoform 1 BTG1 NM_001731 B-cell translocation protein 1 BTG3 NM_006806 B-cell translocation gene 3 BTN1A1 NM_001732 Butyrophilin, subfamily 1, member A1 BTN3A1 NM_007048 Butyrophilin, subfamily 3, member A1 BTN3A2 NM_007047 Butyrophilin, subfamily 3, member A2 precursor BUB1 NM_004336 BUB1 budding uninhibited by benzimidazoles 1 BVES NM_007073 Blood vessel epicardial substance C10orf104 NM_173473 Hypothetical protein LOC119504 C10orf114 NM_001010911 Hypothetical protein LOC399726 C10orf118 NM_018017 CTCL tumor antigen L14-2 C10orf129 NM_207321 Hypothetical protein LOC142827 C10orf137 NM_015608 erythroid differentiation-related factor 1 C10orf22 NM_032804 Hypothetical protein LOC84890 C10orf42 NM_138357 Hypothetical protein LOC90550 C10orf46 NM_153810 Hypothetical protein LOC143384 C10orf54 NM_022153 Hypothetical protein LOC64115 C10orf57 NM_025125 Hypothetical protein LOC80195 C10orf58 NM_032333 Hypothetical protein LOC84293 C10orf72 NM_144984 Hypothetical protein LOC196740 isoform 2 C10orf76 NM_024541 Hypothetical protein LOC79591 C10orf78 NM_001002759 Hypothetical protein LOC119392 isoform a C10orf85 NM_001012711 Hypothetical protein LOC404216 C10orf96 NM_198515 Hypothetical protein LOC374355 C10orf97 NM_024948 Chromosome 10 open reading frame 97 C11orf1 NM_022761 Hypothetical protein LOC64776 C11orf30 NM_020193 EMSY protein C11orf38 NM_212555 Hypothetical protein LOC399967 C11orf49 NM_001003678 Hypothetical protein LOC79096 isoform 4 C11orf54 NM_014039 Hypothetical protein LOC28970 C11orf55 NM_207428 Hypothetical protein LOC399879 C11orf63 NM_199124 Hypothetical protein LOC79864 isoform 2 C11orf69 NM_152314 Hypothetical protein LOC120196 C12orf31 NM_032338 Hypothetical protein LOC84298 C12orf36 NM_182558 Hypothetical protein LOC283422 C12orf44 NM_021934 Hypothetical protein LOC60673 C12orf49 NM_024738 Hypothetical protein LOC79794 C12orf53 NM_153685 Hypothetical protein LOC196500 C13orf1 NM_020456 Hypothetical protein LOC57213 C14orf101 NM_017799 Hypothetical protein LOC54916 C14orf103 NM_018036 Hypothetical protein LOC55102 C14orf105 NM_018168 Hypothetical protein LOC55195 C14orf108 NM_018229 Hypothetical protein LOC55745 C14orf111 NM_015962 Hypothetical protein LOC51077 C14orf119 NM_017924 Chromosome 14 open reading frame 119 C14orf126 NM_080664 Hypothetical protein LOC112487 C14orf129 NM_016472 Hypothetical protein LOC51527 C14orf133 NM_022067 Hypothetical protein LOC63894 C14orf138 NM_024558 Hypothetical protein LOC79609 C14orf143 NM_145231 Hypothetical protein LOC90141 C14orf145 NM_152446 Chromosome 14 open reading frame 145 C14orf150 NM_001008726 Hypothetical protein LOC112840 C14orf153 NM_032374 Hypothetical protein LOC84334 C14orf24 NM_173607 Hypothetical protein LOC283635 C14orf28 NM_001017923 Hypothetical protein LOC122525 C14orf32 NM_144578 MAPK-interacting and spindle-stabilizing C14orf43 NM_194278 Hypothetical protein LOC91748 C14orf44 NM_152445 Hypothetical protein LOC145483 C15orf17 NM_020447 Hypothetical protein LOC57184 C15orf20 NM_025049 DNA helicase homolog PIF1 C15orf32 NM_153040 Hypothetical protein LOC145858 C15orf40 NM_144597 Hypothetical protein LOC123207 C15orf41 NM_032499 Hypothetical protein LOC84529 C16orf28 NM_023076 Hypothetical protein LOC65259 C16orf34 NM_144570 Chromosome 16 open reading frame 34 C16orf45 NM_033201 Hypothetical protein LOC89927 C16orf54 NM_175900 Hypothetical protein LOC283897 C16orf58 NM_022744 Hypothetical protein LOC64755 C16orf59 NM_025108 Hypothetical protein LOC80178 C17orf27 NM_020914 Chromosome 17 open reading frame 27 C17orf37 NM_032339 Chromosome 17 open reading frame 37 C17orf39 NM_024052 Hypothetical protein LOC79018 C17orf40 NM_018428 hepatocellular carcinoma-associated antigen 66 C17orf53 NM_024032 Hypothetical protein LOC78995 C17orf62 NM_001033046 Hypothetical protein LOC79415 C17orf69 NM_152466 Hypothetical protein LOC147081 C17orf73 NM_017928 Hypothetical protein LOC55018 C17orf77 NM_152460 Hypothetical protein LOC146723 C18orf1 NM_001003674 Hypothetical protein LOC753 isoform gamma 1 C18orf16 NM_153010 Hypothetical protein LOC147429 C18orf17 NM_153211 Hypothetical protein LOC125488 C18orf19 NM_152352 Hypothetical protein LOC125228 C18orf25 NM_001008239 Chromosome 18 open reading frame 25 isoform b C18orf26 NM_173629 Hypothetical protein LOC284254 C18orf45 NM_032933 Hypothetical protein LOC85019 C19orf12 NM_031448 Hypothetical protein LOC83636 isoform 2 C19orf2 NM_003796 RPB5-mediating protein isoform a C19orf20 NM_033513 gene trap ROSA b-geo 22 C19orf31 NM_001014373 Hypothetical protein LOC404664 C1GALT1 NM_020156 core 1 synthase, C1orf107 NM_014388 Hypothetical protein LOC27042 C1orf108 NM_024595 Hypothetical protein LOC79647 C1orf110 NM_178550 Hypothetical protein LOC339512 C1orf116 NM_023938 specifically androgen-regulated protein C1orf130 NM_001010980 Hypothetical protein LOC400746 C1orf135 NM_024037 Hypothetical protein LOC79000 C1orf138 NM_001025493 Hypothetical protein LOC574406 C1orf150 NM_145278 Hypothetical protein LOC148823 C1orf151 NM_001032363 Chromosome 1 open reading frame 151 protein C1orf155 NM_033319 Hypothetical protein LOC91687 C1orf171 NM_138467 Hypothetical protein LOC127253 C1orf173 NM_001002912 Hypothetical protein LOC127254 C1orf176 NM_022774 Hypothetical protein LOC64789 C1orf178 NM_001010922 pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein isoform a C1orf183 NM_019099 Hypothetical protein LOC55924 isoform 1 C1orf19 NM_052965 Hypothetical protein LOC116461 C1orf21 NM_030806 Chromosome 1 open reading frame 21 C1orf24 NM_022083 niban protein isoform 1 C1orf26 NM_017673 hypothetical protein LOC54823 C1orf32 NM_199351 hypothetical protein LOC387597 C1orf33 NM_016183 ribosomal protein P0-like protein C1orf42 NM_019060 chromosome 1 open reading frame 42 C1orf63 NM_020317 hypothetical protein LOC57035 isoform 2 C1orf69 NM_001010867 hypothetical protein LOC200205 C1orf76 NM_173509 hypothetical protein MGC16664 C1orf83 NM_153035 hypothetical protein LOC127428 C1orf84 NM_182518 RP11-506B15.1 protein isoform 3 C1orf9 NM_014283 chromosome 1 open reading frame 9 protein C1orf96 NM_145257 hypothetical protein LOC126731 C1QDC1 NM_001002259 C1q domain containing 1 isoform 1 C1QTNF7 NM_031911 C1q and tumor necrosis factor related protein 7 C20orf103 NM_012261 chromosome 20 open reading frame 103 precursor C20orf108 NM_080821 hypothetical protein LOC116151 C20orf112 NM_080616 hypothetical protein LOC140688 C20orf117 NM_080627 hypothetical protein LOC140710 isoform 1 C20orf12 NM_018152 hypothetical protein LOC55184 C20orf121 NM_024331 hypothetical protein LOC79183 C20orf133 NM_001033086 hypothetical protein LOC140733 isoform 1 C20orf161 NM_033421 sorting nexin 21 isoform a C20orf172 NM_024918 hypothetical protein LOC79980 C20orf175 NM_080829 hypothetical protein LOC140876 C20orf177 NM_022106 hypothetical protein LOC63939 C20orf29 NM_018347 hypothetical protein LOC55317 C20orf43 NM_016407 hypothetical protein LOC51507 C20orf51 NM_022099 hypothetical protein LOC63930 C21orf25 NM_199050 hypothetical protein LOC25966 C21orf49 NM_001006116 hypothetical protein LOC54067 C21orf55 NM_017833 hypothetical protein LOC54943 C21orf58 NM_058180 hypothetical protein LOC54058 isoform 1 C21orf62 NM_019596 hypothetical protein LOC56245 C21orf63 NM_058187 chromosome 21 open reading frame 63 C21orf66 NM_145328 GC-rich sequence DNA-binding factor candidate C21orf77 NM_018277 hypothetical protein LOC55264 C22orf9 NM_001009880 hypothetical protein LOC23313 isoform b C2orf13 NM_173545 hypothetical protein LOC200558 C2orf15 NM_144706 hypothetical protein LOC150590 C2orf17 NM_024293 hypothetical protein LOC79137 C2orf19 NM_001024676 chromosome 2 open reading frame 19 C2orf26 NM_023016 hypothetical protein LOC65124 C2orf28 NM_016085 apoptosis related protein 3 isoform a C2orf3 NM_003203 hypothetical protein LOC6936 C3orf1 NM_016589 hypothetical protein LOC51300 C3orf21 NM_152531 hypothetical protein LOC152002 C3orf27 NM_007354 putative GR6 protein C3orf34 NM_032898 hypothetical protein LOC84984 C3orf35 NM_178342 AP20 region protein isoform E C3orf38 NM_173824 hypothetical protein LOC285237 C3orf52 NM_024616 TPA-induced transmembrane protein C3orf56 NM_001007534 hypothetical protein LOC285311 C3orf62 NM_198562 hypothetical protein LOC375341 C3orf63 NM_015224 retinoblastoma-associated protein 140 C3orf64 NM_173654 AER61 glycosyltransferase C3orf9 NM_020231 hypothetical protein LOC56983 C4orf12 NM_205857 FBI4 protein C4orf13 NM_001029998 hypothetical protein LOC84068 isoform b C4orf15 NM_024511 hypothetical protein LOC79441 C5 NM_001735 complement component 5 C5orf22 NM_018356 hypothetical protein LOC55322 C6orf120 NM_001029863 hypothetical protein LOC387263 C6orf128 NM_145316 hypothetical protein LOC221468 C6orf134 NM_024909 hypothetical protein LOC79969 isoform 2 C6orf139 NM_018132 hypothetical protein LOC55166 C6orf15 NM_014070 STG protein C6orf151 NM_152551 U11/U12 snRNP 48K C6orf201 NM_206834 hypothetical protein LOC404220 C6orf208 NM_025002 hypothetical protein LOC80069 C6orf35 NM_018452 hypothetical protein LOC55836 C6orf49 NM_013397 over-expressed breast tumor protein C6orf59 NM_024929 hypothetical protein LOC79992 C6orf69 NM_173562 hypothetical protein LOC222658 C6orf71 NM_203395 chromosome 6 open reading frame 71 C6orf85 NM_021945 ion transporter protein C6orf96 NM_017909 hypothetical protein LOC55005 C6orf97 NM_025059 hypothetical protein LOC80129 C7 NM_000587 complement component 7 precursor C7orf19 NM_032831 hypothetical protein LOC80228 C7orf29 NM_138434 hypothetical protein LOC113763 C8A NM_000562 complement component 8, alpha polypeptide C8orf1 NM_004337 hypothetical protein LOC734 C8orf30A NM_016458 brain protein 16 C8orf37 NM_177965 hypothetical protein LOC157657 C8orf38 NM_152416 hypothetical protein LOC137682 C8orf44 NM_019607 hypothetical protein LOC56260 C8orf45 NM_173518 hypothetical protein LOC157777 C8orf49 NM_001031839 hypothetical protein LOC606553 C9orf100 NM_001031728 hypothetical protein LOC84904 isoform 1 C9orf102 NM_020207 stretch responsive protein 278 isoform a C9orf140 NM_178448 hypothetical protein LOC89958 C9orf40 NM_017998 hypothetical protein LOC55071 C9orf5 NM_032012 hypothetical protein LOC23731 C9orf64 NM_032307 hypothetical protein LOC84267 C9orf66 NM_152569 hypothetical protein LOC157983 C9orf72 NM_145005 hypothetical protein LOC203228 isoform b C9orf77 NM_001025780 chromosome 9 open reading frame 77 isoform 2 C9orf78 NM_016482 chromosome 9 open reading frame 78 isoform 1 C9orf80 NM_021218 hypothetical protein LOC58493 C9orf82 NM_024828 hypothetical protein LOC79886 C9orf85 NM_182505 hypothetical protein LOC138241 isoform a C9orf88 NM_022833 hypothetical protein LOC64855 CA10 NM_020178 carbonic anhydrase X CA8 NM_004056 carbonic anhydrase VIII CABLES1 NM_138375 Cdk5 and Abl enzyme substrate 1 CABP2 NM_016366 calcium binding protein 2 isoform 1 CACNG4 NM_014405 voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-4 CALCOCO2 NM_005831 calcium binding and coiled-coil domain 2 CALD1 NM_004342 caldesmon 1 isoform 2 CALN1 NM_001017440 calneuron 1 CAMK1D NM_020397 calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase ID CAMK2D NM_172127 calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II CAMK2G NM_001222 calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II CAMK2N1 NM_018584 calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II CAMK2N2 NM_033259 CaM-KII inhibitory protein CAMKK1 NM_032294 calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 1 CAMSAP1 NM_015447 calmodulin regulated spectrin-associated protein CAMSAP1L1 NM_203459 calmodulin regulated spectrin-associated protein CAMTA1 NM_015215 calmodulin-binding transcription activator 1 CAMTA2 NM_015099 calmodulin binding transcription activator 2 CANX NM_001024649 calnexin precursor CAPN13 NM_144575 calpain 13 CAPN3 NM_212464 calpain 3 isoform g CAPN7 NM_014296 calpain 7 CAPS2 NM_032606 calcyphosphine 2 CARD10 NM_014550 caspase recruitment domain protein 10 CARD14 NM_052819 caspase recruitment domain protein 14 isoform 2 CARD4 NM_006092 caspase recruitment domain family, member 4 CARD8 NM_014959 caspase recruitment domain family, member 8 CARKL NM_013276 carbohydrate kinase-like CASC3 NM_007359 cancer susceptibility candidate 3 CASC4 NM_138423 cancer susceptibility candidate 4 isoform a CASP2 NM_032982 caspase 2 isoform 1 preproprotein CASP6 NM_001226 caspase 6 isoform alpha preproprotein CASP7 NM_001227 caspase 7 isoform alpha precursor CASP8 NM_001228 caspase 8 isoform A CATSPER2 NM_172097 Sperm-associated cation channel 2 isoform 4 CAV1 NM_001753 caveolin 1 CAV2 NM_001233 caveolin 2 isoform a and b CBX1 NM_006807 chromobox homolog 1 (HP1 beta homolog Drosophila CBX2 NM_005189 chromobox homolog 2 isoform 1 CBX7 NM_175709 chromobox homolog 7 CC2D1A NM_017721 putative NFkB activating protein CC2D1B NM_032449 Coiled-coil and C2 domain containing 1B CCBE1 NM_133459 collagen and calcium binding EGF domains 1 CCBL1 NM_004059 cytoplasmic cysteine conjugate-beta lyase CCDC14 NM_022757 Coiled-coil domain containing 14 CCDC15 NM_025004 Coiled-coil domain containing 15 CCDC16 NM_052857 Coiled-coil domain containing 16 CCDC25 NM_001031708 Coiled-coil domain containing 25 isoform 1 CCDC43 NM_144609 hypothetical protein LOC124808 CCDC52 NM_144718 hypothetical protein LOC152185 CCDC6 NM_005436 Coiled-coil domain containing 6 CCDC68 NM_025214 CTCL tumor antigen se57-1 CCDC69 NM_015621 hypothetical protein LOC26112 CCL1 NM_002981 small inducible cytokine A1 precursor CCL28 NM_019846 small inducible cytokine A28 precursor CCL5 NM_002985 small inducible cytokine A5 precursor CCND1 NM_053056 cyclin D1 CCND2 NM_001759 cyclin D2 CCNE2 NM_057735 cyclin E2 isoform 2 CCNF NM_001761 cyclin F CCNG2 NM_004354 cyclin G2 CCNJ NM_019084 cyclin J CCNT2 NM_001241 cyclin T2 isoform a CCR6 NM_004367 chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 6 CCRL1 NM_016557 chemokine (C-C motif) receptor-like 1 CCS NM_005125 copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase CD200 NM_001004196 CD200 antigen isoform b CD28 NM_006139 CD28 antigen CD300LG NM_145273 triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells CD36 NM_000072 CD36 antigen CD38 NM_001775 CD38 antigen CD46 NM_002389 CD46 antigen, complement regulatory protein CD47 NM_001025079 CD47 molecule isoform 3 precursor CD59 NM_000611 CD59 antigen p18-20 CD68 NM_001251 CD68 antigen CD69 NM_001781 CD69 antigen (p60, early T-cell activation CD82 NM_001024844 CD82 antigen isoform 2 CD84 NM_003874 CD84 antigen (leukocyte antigen) CD96 NM_005816 CD96 antigen isoform 2 precursor CD99L2 NM_031462 CD99 antigen-like 2 isoform E3′-E4′-E3-E4 CDAN1 NM_138477 codanin 1 CDC23 NM_004661 cell division cycle protein 23 CDC37L1 NM_017913 cell division cycle 37 homolog (S. CDC40 NM_015891 pre-mRNA splicing factor 17 CDC42SE1 NM_020239 CDC42 small effector 1 CDCA4 NM_017955 cell division cycle associated 4 CDCA7 NM_031942 cell division cycle associated protein 7 isoform CDH20 NM_031891 cadherin 20, type 2 preproprotein CDK2AP2 NM_005851 CDK2-associated protein 2 CDK5R1 NM_003885 cyclin-dependent kinase 5, regulatory subunit 1 CDK6 NM_001259 cyclin-dependent kinase 6 CDKN1A NM_000389 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A CDT1 NM_030928 DNA replication factor CECR6 NM_031890 cat eye syndrome chromosome region, candidate 6 CEECAM1 NM_016174 cerebral endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1 CELSR2 NM_001408 cadherin EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 2 CENPF NM_016343 centromere protein F (350/400 kD) CENTA2 NM_018404 centaurin-alpha 2 protein CENTB2 NM_012287 centaurin, beta 2 CENTD1 NM_015230 centaurin delta 1 isoform a CEP135 NM_025009 centrosome protein 4 CEP152 NM_014985 hypothetical protein LOC22995 CEP170 NM_014812 centrosomal protein 170 kDa CEP27 NM_018097 hypothetical protein LOC55142 CEP57 NM_014679 Translokin CEP70 NM_024491 centrosomal protein 70 kDa CERK NM_022766 ceramide kinase isoform a CES2 NM_003869 carboxylesterase 2 isoform 1 CETN2 NM_004344 Caltractin CFL2 NM_021914 cofilin 2 CFLAR NM_003879 CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator CGNL1 NM_032866 cingulin-like 1 CHAF1A NM_005483 chromatin assembly factor 1, subunit A (p150) CHD5 NM_015557 chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 5 CHD6 NM_032221 chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 6 CHD9 NM_025134 chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 9 CHES1 NM_005197 checkpoint suppressor 1 ChGn NM_018371 chondroitin beta1,4 CHML NM_001821 choroideremia-like Rab escort protein 2 CHMP4C NM_152284 chromatin modifying protein 4C CHRFAM7A NM_139320 CHRNA7-FAM7A fusion isoform 1 CHRM2 NM_000739 cholinergic receptor, muscarinic 2 CHRNA5 NM_000745 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha CHRNA7 NM_000746 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha 7 CHRNB1 NM_000747 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor beta 1 subunit CHRNB4 NM_000750 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, beta CHST6 NM_021615 carbohydrate (N-acetylglucosamine 6-O) CHSY1 NM_014918 carbohydrate (chondroitin) synthase 1 CHURC1 NM_145165 churchill domain containing 1 CIAPIN1 NM_020313 cytokine induced apoptosis inhibitor 1 CIAS1 NM_004895 cryopyrin isoform a CIC NM_015125 capicua homolog CIT NM_007174 Citron CITED4 NM_133467 Cbp/p300-interacting transactivator, with CKAP2 NM_018204 cytoskeleton associated protein 2 CLASP1 NM_015282 CLIP-associating protein 1 CLCN6 NM_001286 chloride channel 6 isoform ClC-6a CLDN11 NM_005602 claudin 11 CLDN12 NM_012129 claudin 12 CLDN15 NM_138429 claudin 15 isoform 2 CLDN18 NM_001002026 claudin 18 isoform 2 CLDN19 NM_148960 claudin 19 CLDN2 NM_020384 claudin 2 CLDND1 NM_019895 hypothetical protein LOC56650 CLEC12B NM_205852 macrophage antigen h CLEC2D NM_001004419 osteoclast inhibitory lectin isoform 2 CLEC4D NM_080387 C-type lectin domain family 4, member D CLIC4 NM_013943 chloride intracellular channel 4 CLIC5 NM_016929 chloride intracellular channel 5 CLN5 NM_006493 ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 5 CLN8 NM_018941 CLN8 protein CLOCK NM_004898 Clock CLSTN1 NM_001009566 calsyntenin 1 isoform 1 CLSTN2 NM_022131 calsyntenin 2 CMPK NM_016308 cytidylate kinase CMTM4 NM_178818 chemokine-like factor superfamily 4 isoform 1 CMTM6 NM_017801 CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane domain containing CNAP1 NM_014865 chromosome condensation-related SMC-associated CNDP2 NM_018235 CNDP dipeptidase 2 (metallopeptidase M20 CNGB3 NM_019098 cyclic nucleotide gated channel beta 3 CNN1 NM_001299 calponin 1, basic, smooth muscle CNNM2 NM_199077 cyclin M2 isoform 3 CNNM3 NM_017623 cyclin M3 isoform 1 CNOT4 NM_001008225 CCR4-NOT transcription complex, subunit 4 CNOT6 NM_015455 CCR4-NOT transcription complex, subunit 6 CNOT7 NM_013354 CCR4-NOT transcription complex, subunit 7 CNR1 NM_016083 central cannabinoid receptor isoform a CNTF NM_000614 ciliary neurotrophic factor CNTN3 NM_020872 contactin 3 CNTNAP2 NM_014141 cell recognition molecule Caspr2 precursor CNTNAP3 NM_033655 cell recognition molecule CASPR3 COBL NM_015198 cordon-bleu homolog COG3 NM_031431 component of golgi transport complex 3 COG7 NM_153603 component of oligomeric golgi complex 7 COIL NM_004645 Coilin COL11A2 NM_080679 collagen, type XI, alpha 2 isoform 3 COL19A1 NM_001858 alpha 1 type XIX collagen precursor COL4A1 NM_001845 alpha 1 type IV collagen preproprotein COL4A2 NM_001846 alpha 2 type IV collagen preproprotein COL4A3 NM_000091 alpha 3 type IV collagen isoform 1 precursor COL4A4 NM_000092 alpha 4 type IV collagen precursor COL8A2 NM_005202 collagen, type VIII, alpha 2 COLEC12 NM_030781 collectin sub-family member 12 isoform II COLQ NM_005677 acetylcholinesterase collagen-like tail subunit COMMD10 NM_016144 COMM domain containing 10 COMMD2 NM_016094 COMM domain containing 2 COMMD4 NM_017828 COMM domain containing 4 COMMD5 NM_014066 hypertension-related calcium-regulated gene COPA NM_004371 coatomer protein complex, subunit alpha COPS6 NM_006833 COP9 signalosome subunit 6 COQ2 NM_015697 para-hydroxybenzoate-polyprenyltransferase, COQ7 NM_016138 COQ7 protein CORIN NM_006587 Corin CORO1C NM_014325 coronin, actin binding protein, 1C CORO2B NM_006091 coronin, actin binding protein, 2B COX6B2 NM_144613 cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIb, COX7A2L NM_004718 cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIIa polypeptide 2 COX8C NM_182971 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8C CP110 NM_014711 CP110 protein CPEB3 NM_014912 cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding CPM NM_001005502 carboxypeptidase M precursor CPNE1 NM_003915 copine I CPOX NM_000097 coproporphyrinogen oxidase CPS1 NM_001875 carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 1, mitochondrial CPSF6 NM_007007 cleavage and polyadenylation specific factor 6, CR1 NM_000573 complement receptor 1 isoform F precursor CRAMP1L NM_020825 Crm, cramped-like CREB1 NM_004379 cAMP responsive element binding protein 1 CREB5 NM_001011666 cAMP responsive element binding protein 5 CREBL2 NM_001310 cAMP responsive element binding protein-like 2 CREM NM_181571 cAMP responsive element modulator isoform a CRIM1 NM_016441 cysteine-rich motor neuron 1 CRIPT NM_014171 postsynaptic protein CRIPT CRK NM_005206 v-crk sarcoma virus CT10 oncogene homolog CRMP1 NM_001014809 collapsin response mediator protein 1 isoform 1 CROT NM_021151 carnitine O-octanoyltransferase CRP NM_000567 C-reactive protein, pentraxin-related CRSP3 NM_004830 cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional CRSP6 NM_004268 cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional CRSP7 NM_004831 cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional CRSP9 NM_004270 cofactor required for Sp1 transcriptional CRTAM NM_019604 class-I MHC-restricted T cell associated CRY2 NM_021117 cryptochrome 2 (photolyase-like) CS NM_004077 citrate synthase precursor, isoform a CSAD NM_015989 cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase-related CSDE1 NM_001007553 upstream of NRAS isoform 1 CSF2RA NM_006140 colony stimulating factor 2 receptor alpha chain CSMD2 NM_052896 CUB and Sushi multiple domains 2 CSNK1G1 NM_001011664 casein kinase 1, gamma 1 isoform L CSNK2A1 NM_001895 casein kinase II alpha 1 subunit isoform a CSTF2T NM_015235 cleavage stimulation factor, 3′ pre-RNA, subunit CTAGE1 NM_022663 cutaneous T-cell lymphoma-associated antigen 1 CTDSPL NM_001008392 small CTD phosphatase 3 isoform 1 CTDSPL2 NM_016396 CTD (carboxy-terminal domain, RNA polymerase II, CTF1 NM_001330 cardiotrophin 1 CTNND1 NM_001331 catenin (cadherin-associated protein), delta 1 CTNS NM_001031681 cystinosis, nephropathic isoform 1 CTSB NM_001908 cathepsin B preproprotein CTSC NM_148170 cathepsin C isoform b precursor CTSK NM_000396 cathepsin K preproprotein CTSS NM_004079 cathepsin S preproprotein CTTNBP2NL NM_018704 hypothetical protein LOC55917 CUBN NM_001081 Cubilin CUGBP2 NM_001025076 CUG triplet repeat, RNA binding protein 2 CUL1 NM_003592 cullin 1 CUL3 NM_003590 cullin 3 CUTL2 NM_015267 cut-like 2 CX3CL1 NM_002996 chemokine (C—X3—C motif) ligand 1 CX40.1 NM_153368 connexin40.1 CXCL14 NM_004887 small inducible cytokine B14 precursor CXCL5 NM_002994 chemokine (C—X—C motif) ligand 5 precursor CXCL6 NM_002993 chemokine (C—X—C motif) ligand 6 (granulocyte CXCL9 NM_002416 small inducible cytokine B9 precursor CXorf20 NM_153346 hypothetical protein LOC139105 CXorf21 NM_025159 hypothetical protein LOC80231 CXorf38 NM_144970 hypothetical protein LOC159013 CXorf41 NM_173494 hypothetical protein LOC139212 CXorf53 NM_001018055 BRCA1/BRCA2-containing complex subunit 36 CXorf6 NM_005491 hypothetical protein LOC10046 CXXC6 NM_030625 CXXC finger 6 CYB561D1 NM_182580 cytochrome b-561 domain containing 1 CYB5B NM_030579 cytochrome b5 outer mitochondrial membrane CYB5D1 NM_144607 hypothetical protein LOC124637 CYBB NM_000397 cytochrome b-245, beta polypeptide (chronic CYBRD1 NM_024843 cytochrome b reductase 1 CYCS NM_018947 cytochrome c CYLD NM_015247 ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase CYLD CYLN2 NM_003388 cytoplasmic linker 2 isoform 1 CYP19A1 NM_000103 cytochrome P450, family 19 CYP26B1 NM_019885 cytochrome P450, family 26, subfamily b, CYP2U1 NM_183075 cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily U, CYP2W1 NM_017781 cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily W, CYP4F3 NM_000896 cytochrome P450, family 4, subfamily F, CYSLTR2 NM_020377 cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 2 D21S2056E NM_003683 nucleolar protein NOP52 DAPK2 NM_014326 death-associated protein kinase 2 DAZAP2 NM_014764 DAZ associated protein 2 DBF4 NM_006716 activator of S phase kinase DBF4B NM_025104 DBF4 homolog B isoform 2 DBT NM_001918 dihydrolipoamide branched chain transacylase DCBLD2 NM_080927 discoidin, CUB and LCCL domain containing 2 DCLRE1C NM_001033855 artemis protein isoform a DCTN4 NM_016221 dynactin 4 (p62) DCTN5 NM_032486 dynactin 4 DCUN1D3 NM_173475 hypothetical protein LOC123879 DCUN1D4 NM_015115 DCN1, defective in cullin neddylation 1, domain DDAH1 NM_012137 dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 DDB2 NM_000107 damage-specific DNA binding protein 2 (48 kD) DDHD1 NM_030637 DDHD domain containing 1 DDHD2 NM_015214 DDHD domain containing 2 DDOST NM_005216 dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide-protein DDX11 NM_030655 DEAD/H (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp/His) box polypeptide 11 DDX21 NM_004728 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 21 DDX26B NM_182540 hypothetical protein LOC203522 DDX46 NM_014829 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 46 DDX5 NM_004396 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 5 DDX51 NM_175066 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 51 DDX55 NM_020936 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 55 DDX59 NM_031306 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 59 DEADC1 NM_182503 deaminase domain containing 1 DEAF1 NM_021008 Suppressin DECR2 NM_020664 2,4-dienoyl CoA reductase 2, peroxisomal DEDD NM_032998 death effector domain-containing protein DEFB106A NM_152251 defensin, beta 106A DEGS1 NM_003676 degenerative spermatocyte homolog 1, lipid DENND1A NM_024820 hypothetical protein LOC57706 isoform 2 DENND2C NM_198459 DENN/MADD domain containing 2C DENND3 NM_014957 hypothetical protein LOC22898 DENND4C NM_017925 hypothetical protein LOC55667 DEPDC4 NM_152317 DEP domain containing 4 DERL2 NM_016041 Der1-like domain family, member 2 DFFA NM_004401 DNA fragmentation factor, 45 kDa, alpha DFNA5 NM_004403 deafness, autosomal dominant 5 protein DGAT2L4 NM_001002254 diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2-like 4 DGCR13 NM_001024733 DiGeorge syndrome gene H DGKQ NM_001347 diacylglycerol kinase, theta DHDDS NM_024887 dehydrodolichyl diphosphate synthase isoform a DHFRL1 NM_176815 hypothetical protein LOC200895 DHODH NM_001025193 dihydroorotate dehydrogenase isoform 2 DHTKD1 NM_018706 dehydrogenase E1 and transketolase domain DHX34 NM_014681 DEAH (Asp-Glu-Ala-His) box polypeptide 34 DICER1 NM_030621 dicer1 DIDO1 NM_033081 death inducer-obliterator 1 isoform c DIO1 NM_000792 deiodinase, iodothyronine, type I isoform a DIP2A NM_015151 DIP2-like protein isoform a DIP2B NM_173602 hypothetical protein LOC57609 DIRC1 NM_052952 hypothetical protein LOC116093 DISC1 NM_001012957 disrupted in schizophrenia 1 isoform Lv DIXDC1 NM_033425 DIX domain containing 1 isoform b DKFZP434B0335 NM_015395 hypothetical protein LOC25851 DKFZp434I1020 NM_194295 hypothetical protein LOC196968 DKFZp451A211 NM_001003399 hypothetical protein LOC400169 DKFZP564J0863 NM_015459 hypothetical protein LOC25923 DKFZp564K142 NM_032121 implantation-associated protein DKFZp667M2411 NM_207323 hypothetical protein LOC147172 DKFZP686A10121 NM_033107 claudin 12 DKFZp686L1814 NM_194282 hypothetical protein LOC132660 DKFZp686O24166 NM_001009913 hypothetical protein LOC374383 DKFZp761E198 NM_138368 hypothetical protein LOC91056 DKFZp762I137 NM_152411 hypothetical protein LOC136051 DKFZP781I1119 NM_152622 hypothetical protein LOC166968 DLC1 NM_006094 deleted in liver cancer 1 isoform 2 DLEC1 NM_005106 deleted in lung and esophageal cancer 1 isoform DLGAP2 NM_004745 discs large-associated protein 2 DLX5 NM_005221 distal-less homeobox 5 DMBX1 NM_147192 diencephalon/mesencephalon homeobox 1 isoform b DMC1 NM_007068 DMC1 dosage suppressor of mck1 homolog DMN NM_015286 desmuslin isoform B DMP1 NM_004407 dentin matrix acidic phosphoprotein DMRT2 NM_006557 doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor DMTF1 NM_021145 cyclin D binding myb-like transcription factor DNAJA4 NM_018602 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily A, member 4 DNAJA5 NM_001012339 DnaJ homology subfamily A member 5 isoform 2 DNAJB6 NM_005494 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily B, member 6 DNAJB9 NM_012328 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily B, member 9 DNAJC15 NM_013238 DNAJ domain-containing DNAJC18 NM_152686 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily C, member 18 DNAJC19 NM_145261 translocase of the inner mitochondrial membrane DNAJC5 NM_025219 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily C, member 5 DNASE2 NM_001375 deoxyribonuclease II, lysosomal precursor DNM2 NM_001005360 dynamin 2 isoform 1 DNM3 NM_015569 dynamin 3 DOCK9 NM_015296 dedicator of cytokinesis 9 DOPEY2 NM_005128 pad-1-like DPP10 NM_001004360 dipeptidyl peptidase 10 isoform short DPP3 NM_005700 dipeptidyl peptidase III DPP9 NM_139159 dipeptidylpeptidase 9 DPY19L3 NM_207325 dpy-19-like 3 DPYD NM_000110 dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase DPYSL5 NM_020134 dihydropyrimidinase-like 5 DRD1 NM_000794 dopamine receptor D1 DSC3 NM_024423 desmocollin 3 isoform Dsc3b preproprotein DSG4 NM_177986 desmoglein 4 DSPG3 NM_004950 dermatan sulfate proteoglycan 3 precursor DTWD2 NM_173666 DTW domain containing 2 DUSP10 NM_007207 dual specificity phosphatase 10 isoform a DUSP13 NM_001007271 muscle-restricted dual specificity phosphatase DUSP18 NM_152511 dual specificity phosphatase 18 DUSP2 NM_004418 dual specificity phosphatase 2 DUSP6 NM_001946 dual specificity phosphatase 6 isoform a DUSP8 NM_004420 dual specificity phosphatase 8 DUXA NM_001012729 hypothetical protein LOC503835 DVL3 NM_004423 dishevelled 3 DXS9879E NM_006014 ESO3 protein DYNC1LI2 NM_006141 dynein, cytoplasmic, light intermediate DYNLT1 NM_006519 t-complex-associated-testis-expressed 1-like 1 DYRK1A NM_001396 dual-specificity tyrosine-(Y)-phosphorylation DYRK2 NM_003583 dual-specificity tyrosine-(Y)-phosphorylation DZIP1 NM_014934 DAZ interacting protein 1 isoform 1 E2F1 NM_005225 E2F transcription factor 1 E2F2 NM_004091 E2F transcription factor 2 E2F3 NM_001949 E2F transcription factor 3 E2F5 NM_001951 E2F transcription factor 5 EAF1 NM_033083 ELL associated factor 1 EBF3 NM_001005463 early B-cell factor 3 EBI2 NM_004951 EBV-induced G protein-coupled receptor 2 EDA NM_001005610 ectodysplasin A isoform EDA-B EDA2R NM_021783 X-linked ectodysplasin receptor EDD1 NM_015902 E3 ubiquitin protein ligase, HECT domain EDEM1 NM_014674 ER degradation enhancer, mannosidase alpha-like EDG1 NM_001400 endothelial differentiation, sphingolipid EDG3 NM_005226 endothelial differentiation, sphingolipid EFHA2 NM_181723 EF hand domain family, member A2 EFNA1 NM_004428 ephrin A1 isoform a precursor EFNB1 NM_004429 ephrin-B1 precursor EFNB2 NM_004093 ephrin B2 EFTUD1 NM_024580 elongation factor Tu GTP binding domain EGFL4 NM_001410 EGF-like-domain, multiple 4 EGLN1 NM_022051 egl nine homolog 1 EGLN3 NM_022073 egl nine homolog 3 EGR2 NM_000399 early growth response 2 protein EGR3 NM_004430 early growth response 3 EHD3 NM_014600 EH-domain containing 3 EHHADH NM_001966 enoyl-Coenzyme A, hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl EHMT1 NM_024757 euchromatic histone methyltransferase 1 EI24 NM_001007277 etoposide induced 2.4 isoform 2 EID-3 NM_152361 EID-2-like inhibitor of differentiation-3 EIF2AK4 NM_001013703 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha EIF2C1 NM_012199 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2C, 1 EIF2S1 NM_004094 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, EIF3S2 NM_003757 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3, EIF4EBP2 NM_004096 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E EIF4G2 NM_001418 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 EIF5 NM_001969 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 EIF5A2 NM_020390 eIF-5A2 protein ELK3 NM_005230 ELK3 protein Ells1 NM_152793 hypothetical protein LOC222166 ELMO1 NM_014800 engulfment and cell motility 1 isoform 1 ELMOD1 NM_018712 ELMO domain containing 1 EMR2 NM_013447 egf-like module containing, mucin-like, hormone EMX2 NM_004098 empty spiracles homolog 2 EN2 NM_001427 engrailed homolog 2 ENAH NM_001008493 enabled homolog isoform a ENAM NM_031889 Enamelin ENO2 NM_001975 enolase 2 ENPP4 NM_014936 ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase ENPP5 NM_021572 ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase ENSA NM_207168 endosulfine alpha isoform 8 ENTPD4 NM_004901 ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase ENTPD6 NM_001247 ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase EPAS1 NM_001430 endothelial PAS domain protein 1 EPB41 NM_004437 erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1 EPB41L1 NM_012156 erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1-like 1 EPB41L2 NM_001431 erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1-like 2 EPB41L4B NM_019114 erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1 like 4B EPB41L5 NM_020909 erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1 like 5 EPDR1 NM_017549 upregulated in colorectal cancer gene 1 protein EPHA4 NM_004438 ephrin receptor EphA4 EPHA5 NM_004439 ephrin receptor EphA5 isoform a EPHA7 NM_004440 ephrin receptor EphA7 EPHB1 NM_004441 ephrin receptor EphB1 precursor EPHB4 NM_004444 ephrin receptor EphB4 precursor EPM2A NM_005670 laforin isoform a EPM2AIP1 NM_014805 EPM2A interacting protein 1 ERBB2IP NM_001006600 ERBB2 interacting protein isoform 7 ERBB3 NM_001982 erbB-3 isoform 1 precursor EREG NM_001432 epiregulin precursor ERG NM_004449 v-ets erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene like ERGIC1 NM_020462 endoplasmic reticulum-golgi intermediate ERN1 NM_152461 endoplasmic reticulum to nucleus signalling 1 ERO1LB NM_019891 endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductin 1-Lbeta ESR1 NM_000125 estrogen receptor 1 ET NM_024311 hypothetical protein LOC79157 ETF1 NM_004730 eukaryotic translation termination factor 1 ETV1 NM_004956 ets variant gene 1 ETV5 NM_004454 ets variant gene 5 (ets-related molecule) EVA1 NM_005797 epithelial V-like antigen 1 precursor EXOSC1 NM_016046 exosomal core protein CSL4 EYA1 NM_000503 eyes absent 1 isoform b EYA4 NM_004100 eyes absent 4 isoform a EZH1 NM_001991 enhancer of zeste homolog 1 F11R NM_016946 F11 receptor isoform a precursor F2R NM_001992 coagulation factor II receptor precursor F2RL1 NM_005242 coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 1 F2RL2 NM_004101 coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 2 F2RL3 NM_003950 coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 3 F3 NM_001993 coagulation factor III precursor F9 NM_000133 coagulation factor IX FADS1 NM_013402 fatty acid desaturase 1 FADS6 NM_178128 fatty acid desaturase domain family, member 6 FAHD1 NM_031208 fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase domain containing FAIM2 NM_012306 Fas apoptotic inhibitory molecule 2 FAM102A NM_203305 early estrogen-induced gene 1 protein isoform b FAM106A NM_024974 hypothetical protein LOC80039 FAM107A NM_007177 downregulated in renal cell carcinoma FAM107B NM_031453 hypothetical protein LOC83641 FAM13A1 NM_001015045 family with sequence similarity 13, member A1 FAM13C1 NM_001001971 hypothetical protein LOC220965 isoform 2 FAM18B NM_016078 hypothetical protein LOC51030 FAM19A1 NM_213609 family with sequence similarity 19 (chemokine FAM36A NM_198076 family with sequence similarity 36, member A FAM3A NM_021806 family 3, member A protein FAM3C NM_014888 predicted osteoblast protein FAM40A NM_033088 hypothetical protein LOC85369 FAM40B NM_020704 hypothetical protein LOC57464 FAM43A NM_153690 hypothetical protein LOC131583 FAM45A NM_207009 hypothetical protein LOC404636 FAM45B NM_018472 hypothetical protein LOC55855 FAM46C NM_017709 hypothetical protein LOC54855 FAM46D NM_152630 hypothetical protein LOC169966 FAM53B NM_014661 hypothetical protein LOC9679 FAM53C NM_016605 family 53, member C protein FAM54B NM_019557 hypothetical protein LOC56181 FAM55C NM_145037 hypothetical protein LOC91775 FAM57A NM_024792 family with sequence similarity 57, member A FAM60A NM_021238 family with sequence similarity 60, member A FAM62B NM_020728 family with sequence similarity 62 (C2 domain FAM65A NM_024519 hypothetical protein LOC79567 FAM70A NM_017938 hypothetical protein LOC55026 FAM73A NM_198549 hypothetical protein LOC374986 FAM73B NM_032809 hypothetical protein LOC84895 FAM79A NM_182752 hypothetical protein LOC127262 FAM79B NM_198485 hypothetical protein LOC285386 FAM82C NM_018145 family with sequence similarity 82, member C FAM83D NM_030919 hypothetical protein LOC81610 FAM83E NM_017708 hypothetical protein LOC54854 FAM83H NM_198488 hypothetical protein LOC286077 FAM84B NM_174911 breast cancer membrane protein 101 FAM86C NM_018172 hypothetical protein LOC55199 isoform 1 FAM8A1 NM_016255 Autosomal Highly Conserved Protein FAM98B NM_173611 hypothetical protein LOC283742 FANCC NM_000136 Fanconi anemia, complementation group C FANCD2 NM_033084 Fanconi anemia complementation group D2 isoform FARSLB NM_005687 phenylalanine-tRNA synthetase-like, beta FASLG NM_000639 fas ligand FASTK NM_006712 Fas-activated serine/threonine kinase isoform 1 FAT2 NM_001447 FAT tumor suppressor 2 precursor FBLIM1 NM_001024216 filamin-binding LIM protein-1 isoform c FBLN1 NM_006486 fibulin 1 isoform D FBN2 NM_001999 fibrillin 2 precursor FBXL11 NM_012308 F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 11 FBXL18 NM_024963 F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 18 FBXL22 NM_203373 hypothetical protein LOC283807 FBXL3 NM_012158 F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 3 FBXL5 NM_012161 F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 5 isoform FBXL7 NM_012304 F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 7 FBXO11 NM_025133 F-box only protein 11 isoform 1 FBXO18 NM_032807 F-box only protein, helicase, 18 isoform 1 FBXO21 NM_015002 F-box only protein 21 isoform 2 FBXO27 NM_178820 F-box protein 27 FBXO31 NM_024735 F-box protein 31 FBXO39 NM_153230 F-box protein 39 FBXO40 NM_016298 F-box protein 40 FBXO6 NM_018438 F-box only protein 6 FBXO9 NM_012347 F-box only protein 9 isoform 1 FBXW11 NM_012300 F-box and WD-40 domain protein 1B isoform C FCHO2 NM_138782 FCH domain only 2 FCMD NM_006731 Fukutin FEM1C NM_020177 feminization 1 homolog a FEZ2 NM_005102 zygin 2 FGD1 NM_004463 faciogenital dysplasia protein FGD4 NM_139241 FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain containing 4 FGD5 NM_152536 FYVE, RhoGEF and PH domain containing 5 FGF2 NM_002006 fibroblast growth factor 2 FGF4 NM_002007 fibroblast growth factor 4 precursor FGF5 NM_004464 fibroblast growth factor 5 isoform 1 precursor FGF7 NM_002009 fibroblast growth factor 7 precursor FGFR1 NM_023107 fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 isoform 5 FGFR2 NM_022973 fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 isoform 6 FGL2 NM_006682 fibrinogen-like 2 FIGNL1 NM_022116 fidgetin-like 1 FJX1 NM_014344 four jointed box 1 FKBP14 NM_017946 FK506 binding protein 14, 22 kDa FKBP1B NM_004116 FK506-binding protein 1B isoform a FKBP5 NM_004117 FK506 binding protein 5 FKRP NM_024301 fukutin-related protein FLG2 NM_001014342 filaggrin 2 FLJ10159 NM_018013 hypothetical protein LOC55084 FLJ10241 NM_018035 hypothetical protein LOC55101 FLJ10357 NM_018071 hypothetical protein LOC55701 FLJ10781 NM_018215 hypothetical protein LOC55228 FLJ10803 NM_018224 hypothetical protein LOC55744 FLJ10925 NM_018275 hypothetical protein LOC55262 FLJ11021 NM_023012 hypothetical protein LOC65117 isoform a FLJ11151 NM_018340 hypothetical protein LOC55313 FLJ11171 NM_018348 hypothetical protein LOC55783 FLJ11259 NM_018370 hypothetical protein LOC55332 FLJ11292 NM_018382 hypothetical protein LOC55338 FLJ11806 NM_024824 nuclear protein UKp68 isoform 1 FLJ12331 NM_024986 hypothetical protein LOC80052 FLJ12505 NM_024749 hypothetical protein LOC79805 FLJ12949 NM_023008 hypothetical protein LOC65095 isoform 1 FLJ13236 NM_024902 hypothetical protein FLJ13236 FLJ13576 NM_022484 hypothetical protein LOC64418 FLJ13639 NM_024705 hypothetical protein FLJ13639 isoform 2 FLJ13646 NM_024584 hypothetical protein LOC79635 FLJ13841 NM_024702 hypothetical protein LOC79755 FLJ13946 NM_152275 hypothetical protein LOC92104 FLJ13984 NM_024770 hypothetical protein LOC79828 FLJ14107 NM_025026 hypothetical protein LOC80094 FLJ14213 NM_024841 hypothetical protein LOC79899 FLJ14397 NM_032779 hypothetical protein LOC84865 FLJ14437 NM_032578 Myopalladin FLJ14466 NM_032790 hypothetical protein LOC84876 FLJ14503 NM_152780 hypothetical protein LOC256714 FLJ16008 NM_001001665 hypothetical protein LOC339761 FLJ16237 NM_001004320 hypothetical protein LOC392636 FLJ16542 NM_001004301 hypothetical protein LOC126017 FLJ20032 NM_017628 hypothetical protein LOC54790 FLJ20186 NM_207514 differentially expressed in FDCP 8 isoform 1 FLJ20294 NM_017749 hypothetical protein LOC55626 FLJ20298 NM_017752 hypothetical protein LOC54885 isoform a FLJ20366 NM_017786 hypothetical protein FLJ20366 FLJ20487 NM_017841 hypothetical protein LOC54949 FLJ20489 NM_017842 hypothetical protein LOC55652 FLJ20758 NM_017952 hypothetical protein LOC55037 FLJ20972 NM_025030 hypothetical protein LOC80098 FLJ21125 NM_024627 hypothetical protein LOC79680 FLJ21657 NM_022483 hypothetical protein LOC64417 FLJ21687 NM_024859 PDZ domain containing, X chromosome FLJ21736 NM_024922 esterase 31 FLJ21945 NM_025203 hypothetical protein LOC80304 FLJ21963 NM_024560 hypothetical protein LOC79611 FLJ23235 NM_024943 hypothetical protein LOC80008 FLJ23322 NM_024955 hypothetical protein LOC80020 FLJ23447 NM_024825 hypothetical protein LOC79883 FLJ23834 NM_152750 hypothetical protein LOC222256 FLJ23861 NM_152519 hypothetical protein LOC151050 FLJ25102 NM_182626 hypothetical protein LOC348738 FLJ25328 NM_152483 hypothetical protein LOC148231 FLJ25416 NM_145018 hypothetical protein LOC220042 FLJ25476 NM_152493 hypothetical protein LOC149076 FLJ25477 NM_152704 hypothetical protein LOC219287 isoform 1 FLJ25530 NM_152722 hepatocyte cell adhesion molecule FLJ25773 NM_182560 hypothetical protein LOC283598 FLJ27365 NM_207477 hypothetical protein LOC400931 FLJ30294 NM_144632 hypothetical protein LOC130827 FLJ31132 NM_001004355 hypothetical protein LOC441522 FLJ31568 NM_152509 hypothetical protein LOC150244 FLJ31659 NM_153027 hypothetical protein LOC152756 FLJ31818 NM_152556 hypothetical protein LOC154743 FLJ31951 NM_144726 hypothetical protein LOC153830 FLJ32028 NM_152680 hypothetical protein LOC201799 FLJ32214 NM_152473 hypothetical protein LOC147664 FLJ32549 NM_152440 hypothetical protein LOC144577 FLJ32675 NM_173811 hypothetical protein LOC283254 FLJ33860 NM_173644 hypothetical protein LOC284756 FLJ34969 NM_152678 hypothetical protein LOC201627 FLJ35119 NM_175871 hypothetical protein LOC126074 FLJ35429 NM_001003807 hypothetical protein LOC285830 FLJ35530 NM_207467 hypothetical protein LOC400798 FLJ35695 NM_207444 hypothetical protein LOC400359 FLJ35848 NM_001033659 hypothetical protein LOC284071 FLJ35934 NM_207453 hypothetical protein LOC400579 FLJ36031 NM_175884 hypothetical protein LOC168455 FLJ36090 NM_153223 hypothetical protein LOC153241 FLJ36268 NM_207511 hypothetical protein LOC401563 FLJ37543 NM_173667 hypothetical protein LOC285668 FLJ37562 NM_152409 hypothetical protein LOC134553 FLJ38101 NM_153261 hypothetical protein LOC255919 FLJ38288 NM_173632 hypothetical protein LOC284309 FLJ38663 NM_152269 hypothetical protein LOC91574 FLJ38717 NM_001004322 hypothetical protein LOC401261 FLJ38973 NM_153689 hypothetical protein LOC205327 FLJ38991 NM_173827 mitochondrial COX18 isoform 6 FLJ39237 NM_198571 hypothetical protein LOC375607 FLJ39502 NM_173648 hypothetical protein LOC285025 FLJ39653 NM_152684 hypothetical protein LOC202020 FLJ40172 NM_173649 hypothetical protein LOC285051 FLJ40194 NM_001007529 hypothetical protein LOC124871 FLJ40453 NM_001007542 hypothetical protein LOC401217 FLJ40919 NM_182508 hypothetical protein LOC144809 FLJ41170 NM_001004332 hypothetical protein LOC440200 FLJ41821 NM_001001697 hypothetical protein LOC401011 FLJ42102 NM_001001680 hypothetical protein LOC399923 FLJ42133 NM_001001690 hypothetical protein LOC400844 FLJ42289 NM_207383 hypothetical protein LOC388182 FLJ42842 NM_001004335 hypothetical protein LOC440446 FLJ42957 NM_207436 hypothetical protein LOC400077 FLJ43582 NM_207412 hypothetical protein LOC389649 FLJ44006 NM_001001696 hypothetical protein LOC400997 FLJ44060 NM_207366 hypothetical protein LOC346288 FLJ44290 NM_198564 hypothetical protein LOC375347 FLJ44385 NM_207478 hypothetical protein LOC400934 FLJ44790 NM_001001691 hypothetical protein LOC400850 FLJ44815 NM_207454 hypothetical protein LOC400591 FLJ45187 NM_207371 hypothetical protein LOC387640 FLJ45202 NM_207507 hypothetical protein LOC401508 FLJ45224 NM_207510 hypothetical protein LOC401562 FLJ45248 NM_207505 hypothetical protein LOC401472 FLJ45256 NM_207448 hypothetical protein LOC400511 FLJ45337 NM_207465 hypothetical protein LOC400754 FLJ45422 NM_001004349 hypothetical protein LOC441140 FLJ45645 NM_198557 hypothetical protein LOC375287 FLJ45909 NM_198445 hypothetical protein LOC126432 FLJ46247 NM_198529 hypothetical protein LOC374786 isoform 1 FLJ46363 NM_207434 hypothetical protein LOC400002 FLJ46385 NM_001001675 hypothetical protein LOC390963 FLJ90013 NM_153365 hypothetical protein LOC202018 FLJ90396 NM_153358 hypothetical protein LOC163049 FLJ90579 NM_173591 hypothetical protein LOC283310 FLJ90757 NM_001004336 hypothetical protein LOC440465 FLRT2 NM_013231 fibronectin leucine rich transmembrane protein FLT1 NM_002019 fms-related tyrosine kinase 1 (vascular FLYWCH1 NM_032296 FLYWCH-type zinc finger 1 isoform a FMNL2 NM_001004417 formin-like 2 isoform D FMNL3 NM_175736 formin-like 3 isoform 1 FMO3 NM_001002294 flavin containing monooxygenase 3 isoform 2 FMOD NM_002023 fibromodulin precursor FNBP1 NM_015033 formin binding protein 1 FNBP1L NM_001024948 formin binding protein 1-like isoform 1 FNBP4 NM_015308 formin binding protein 4 FNDC3A NM_014923 fibronectin type III domain containing 3A FNDC3B NM_022763 fibronectin type III domain containing 3B FNDC5 NM_153756 fibronectin type III domain containing 5 FOSL1 NM_005438 FOS-like antigen 1 FOXA1 NM_004496 forkhead box A1 FOXF1 NM_001451 forkhead box F1 FOXJ2 NM_018416 forkhead box J2 FOXJ3 NM_014947 forkhead box J3 FOXL2 NM_023067 forkhead box L2 FOXQ1 NM_033260 forkhead box Q1 FPGT NM_003838 fucose-1-phosphate guanyltransferase FRAT2 NM_012083 GSK-3 binding protein FRAT2 FREQ NM_014286 frequenin homolog FRMD4A NM_018027 FERM domain containing 4A FRMD6 NM_152330 FERM domain containing 6 FTS NM_001012398 fused toes homolog FUBP1 NM_003902 far upstream element-binding protein FUCA2 NM_032020 fucosidase, alpha-L-2, plasma FUNDC2 NM_023934 FUN14 domain containing 2 FURIN NM_002569 furin preproprotein FUSIP1 NM_054016 FUS interacting protein (serine-arginine rich) 1 FUT2 NM_000511 fucosyltransferase 2 (secretor status included) FUT3 NM_000149 fucosyltransferase 3 (galactoside FUT4 NM_002033 fucosyltransferase 4 FUT5 NM_002034 fucosyltransferase 5 FUT6 NM_000150 fucosyltransferase 6 (alpha (1,3) FXN NM_000144 frataxin isoform 1 preproprotein FXR1 NM_001013438 fragile X mental retardation-related protein 1 FXYD6 NM_022003 FXYD domain-containing ion transport regulator FYCO1 NM_024513 FYVE and coiled-coil domain containing 1 FZD10 NM_007197 frizzled 10 FZD4 NM_012193 frizzled 4 FZD6 NM_003506 frizzled 6 FZD7 NM_003507 frizzled 7 GAB1 NM_002039 GRB2-associated binding protein 1 isoform b GAB2 NM_012296 GRB2-associated binding protein 2 isoform b GAB3 NM_080612 Gab3 protein GABBR1 NM_001470 gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) B receptor 1 GABBR2 NM_005458 G protein-coupled receptor 51 GABPB2 NM_005254 GA binding protein transcription factor, beta GABRE NM_004961 gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, GABRG1 NM_173536 gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor, gamma 1 GABRG2 NM_198904 gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor, gamma 2 GAK NM_005255 cyclin G associated kinase GALIG NM_194327 galectin-3 internal gene GALK2 NM_001001556 galactokinase 2 isoform 2 GALM NM_138801 galactose mutarotase (aldose 1-epimerase) GALNT3 NM_004482 polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3 GALNT4 NM_003774 polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 4 GALNT6 NM_007210 polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 6 GALNTL2 NM_054110 UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide GAN NM_022041 Gigaxonin GARS NM_002047 glycyl-tRNA synthetase GAS7 NM_003644 growth arrest-specific 7 isoform a GAS8 NM_001481 growth arrest-specific 8 GATA6 NM_005257 GATA binding protein 6 GATAD1 NM_021167 GATA zinc finger domain containing 1 GATS NM_178831 opposite strand transcription unit to STAG3 GBF1 NM_004193 golgi-specific brefeldin A resistance factor 1 GBP1 NM_002053 guanylate binding protein 1, GBP3 NM_018284 guanylate binding protein 3 GBP4 NM_052941 guanylate binding protein 4 GCC2 NM_014635 GRIP and coiled-coil domain-containing 2 isoform GCET2 NM_001008756 germinal center expressed transcript 2 isoform GCLM NM_002061 glutamate-cysteine ligase regulatory protein GCNT2 NM_001491 glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2, GCNT4 NM_016591 core 2 beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase Gcom1 NM_001018100 GRINL1A upstream protein isoform 7 GDA NM_004293 guanine deaminase GDPD1 NM_182569 glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase domain GEMIN7 NM_001007269 gemin 7 GENX-3414 NM_003943 genethonin 1 GFER NM_005262 erv1-like growth factor GGA1 NM_001001561 golgi associated, gamma adaptin ear containing, GGT6 NM_153338 gamma-glutamyltransferase 6 homolog GIMAP8 NM_175571 GTPase, IMAP family member 8 GIOT-1 NM_153257 gonadotropin inducible transcription repressor GIPC2 NM_017655 PDZ domain protein GIPC2 GIT2 NM_014776 G protein-coupled receptor kinase-interactor 2 GJA1 NM_000165 connexin 43 GJB7 NM_198568 hypothetical protein LOC375519 GKAP1 NM_025211 G kinase anchoring protein 1 GLB1L NM_024506 galactosidase, beta 1-like GLDN NM_181789 Collomin GLO1 NM_006708 glyoxalase I GLT25D2 NM_015101 glycosyltransferase 25 domain containing 2 GLTP NM_016433 glycolipid transfer protein GM632 NM_020713 hypothetical protein LOC57473 GMCL1 NM_178439 germ cell-less GMCL1L NM_022471 germ cell-less homolog 1 (Drosophila)-like GMFB NM_004124 glia maturation factor, beta GNAI1 NM_002069 guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein), GNAZ NM_002073 guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha z GNB5 NM_006578 guanine nucleotide-binding protein, beta-5 GNE NM_005476 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase/N- GNPDA2 NM_138335 glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase 2 GNPNAT1 NM_198066 glucosamine-phosphate N-acetyltransferase 1 GNPTAB NM_024312 N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase GNS NM_002076 glucosamine (N-acetyl)-6-sulfatase precursor GOLGA1 NM_002077 golgin 97 GOLGA2 NM_004486 Golgi autoantigen, golgin subfamily a, 2 GOLPH2 NM_016548 golgi phosphoprotein 2 GOLPH3 NM_022130 golgi phosphoprotein 3 GORASP1 NM_031899 Golgi reassembly stacking protein 1 GOSR1 NM_001007024 golgi SNAP receptor complex member 1 isoform 3 GP5 NM_004488 glycoprotein V (platelet) GPAM NM_020918 mitochondrial glycerol 3-phosphate GPATC2 NM_018040 G patch domain containing 2 GPD1 NM_005276 glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1 (soluble) GPIAP1 NM_005898 membrane component chromosome 11 surface marker GPR1 NM_005279 G protein-coupled receptor 1 GPR114 NM_153837 G-protein coupled receptor 114 GPR126 NM_001032394 G protein-coupled receptor 126 alpha 2 GPR132 NM_013345 G protein-coupled receptor 132 GPR135 NM_022571 G protein-coupled receptor 135 GPR137B NM_003272 transmembrane 7 superfamily member 1 GPR155 NM_001033045 G protein-coupled receptor 155 GPR176 NM_007223 putative G protein coupled receptor GPR180 NM_180989 G protein-coupled receptor 180 precursor GPR26 NM_153442 G protein-coupled receptor 26 GPR3 NM_005281 G protein-coupled receptor 3 GPR37 NM_005302 G protein-coupled receptor 37 GPR45 NM_007227 G protein-coupled receptor 45 GPR6 NM_005284 G protein-coupled receptor 6 GPR81 NM_032554 G protein-coupled receptor 81 GPR83 NM_016540 G protein-coupled receptor 83 GPR85 NM_018970 G protein-coupled receptor 85 GRAMD1A NM_020895 hypothetical protein LOC57655 GRB2 NM_002086 growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 isoform GREB1 NM_148903 GREB1 protein isoform c GRHL2 NM_024915 transcription factor CP2-like 3 GRIN3A NM_133445 glutamate receptor, ionotropic, GRIPAP1 NM_207672 GRIP1 associated protein 1 isoform 2 GRM1 NM_000838 glutamate receptor, metabotropic 1 GRM6 NM_000843 glutamate receptor, metabotropic 6 precursor GRM7 NM_000844 glutamate receptor, metabotropic 7 isoform a GRPEL2 NM_152407 GrpE-like 2, mitochondrial GRTP1 NM_024719 growth hormone regulated TBC protein 1 GSTM3 NM_000849 glutathione S-transferase M3 GTDC1 NM_001006636 glycosyltransferase-like domain containing 1 GTF2H2 NM_001515 general transcription factor IIH, polypeptide 2, GTPBP5 NM_015666 GTP binding protein 5 GUCA1B NM_002098 guanylate cyclase activator 1B (retina) GUCY1A3 NM_000856 guanylate cyclase 1, soluble, alpha 3 GUCY1B2 NM_004129 guanylate cyclase 1, soluble, beta 2 GYS1 NM_002103 glycogen synthase 1 (muscle) H2AFJ NM_018267 H2A histone family, member J isoform 1 H2AFY2 NM_018649 core histone macroH2A2.2 H6PD NM_004285 hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase precursor HARS NM_002109 histidyl-tRNA synthetase HBP1 NM_012257 HMG-box transcription factor 1 HBS1L NM_006620 HBS1-like HBXIP NM_006402 hepatitis B virus x-interacting protein HCCS NM_005333 holocytochrome c synthase (cytochrome c HCLS1 NM_005335 hematopoietic cell-specific Lyn substrate 1 HCP5 NM_006674 HLA complex P5 HDAC4 NM_006037 histone deacetylase 4 HDCMA18P NM_016648 hypothetical protein LOC51574 HDHD1A NM_012080 haloacid dehalogenase-like hydrolase domain HECA NM_016217 Headcase HECTD2 NM_182765 HECT domain containing 2 isoform a HEMK1 NM_016173 HemK methyltransferase family member 1 HERPUD2 NM_022373 hypothetical protein LOC64224 HERV-FRD NM_207582 HERV-FRD provirus ancestral Env polyprotein HES2 NM_019089 hairy and enhancer of split homolog 2 HEY2 NM_012259 hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif HIAT1 NM_033055 hippocampus abundant transcript 1 HIC2 NM_015094 hypermethylated in cancer 2 HIF1A NM_001530 hypoxia-inducible factor 1, alpha subunit HIG2 NM_013332 hypoxia-inducible protein 2 HIP1 NM_005338 huntingtin interacting protein 1 HIP1R NM_003959 huntingtin interacting protein-1-related HIST1H2AG NM_021064 H2A histone family, member P HK1 NM_000188 hexokinase 1 isoform HKI HLA-DOA NM_002119 major histocompatibility complex, class II, DO HLCS NM_000411 holocarboxylase synthetase HLF NM_002126 hepatic leukemia factor HM13 NM_178582 minor histocompatibility antigen 13 isoform 4 HMGA2 NM_001015886 high mobility group AT-hook 2 isoform c HMGB3 NM_005342 high-mobility group box 3 HMGCLL1 NM_019036 3-hydroxymethyl-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A HMGN4 NM_006353 high mobility group nucleosomal binding domain HMOX1 NM_002133 heme oxygenase (decyclizing) 1 HN1 NM_001002032 hematological and neurological expressed 1 HNF4G NM_004133 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4, gamma HNMT NM_006895 histamine N-methyltransferase isoform 1 HNRPH2 NM_001032393 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H2 HNRPU NM_004501 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U HNT NM_016522 Neurotrimin HOOK3 NM_032410 golgi-associated microtubule-binding protein HOXA3 NM_030661 homeobox A3 isoform a HOXB13 NM_006361 homeobox B13 HOXB4 NM_024015 homeobox B4 HP1BP3 NM_016287 HP1-BP74 HPCAL4 NM_016257 hippocalcin-like protein 4 HPGD NM_000860 hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase 15-(NAD) HPS5 NM_007216 Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 5 isoform b HRB NM_004504 HIV-1 Rev binding protein HRB2 NM_007043 HIV-1 rev binding protein 2 HRBL NM_006076 HIV-1 Rev-binding protein-like protein HRH2 NM_022304 histamine receptor H2 HRH4 NM_021624 histamine H4 receptor HS2ST1 NM_012262 heparan sulfate 2-O-sulfotransferase 1 HS3ST4 NM_006040 heparan sulfate D-glucosaminyl HSC20 NM_172002 J-type co-chaperone HSC20 HSD17B7 NM_016371 hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 7 HSPA5 NM_005347 heat shock 70 kDa protein 5 (glucose-regulated HSPA6 NM_002155 heat shock 70 kDa protein 6 (HSP70B′) HSPA8 NM_006597 heat shock 70 kDa protein 8 isoform 1 HSPC047 NM_014147 hypothetical protein LOC29060 HSPC065 NM_014157 hypothetical protein LOC29070 HSPC268 NM_197964 hypothetical protein LOC154791 HSPH1 NM_006644 heat shock 105 kD HTR2A NM_000621 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2A HUNK NM_014586 hormonally upregulated Neu-associated kinase HYAL3 NM_003549 hyaluronoglucosaminidase 3 HYPK NM_016400 Huntingtin interacting protein K IAPP NM_000415 islet amyloid polypeptide precursor ICAM4 NM_001544 intercellular adhesion molecule 4 isoform 1 ICMT NM_012405 isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase IFIT1 NM_001548 interferon-induced protein with IFIT3 NM_001549 interferon-induced protein with IFIT5 NM_012420 interferon-induced protein with IFNAR1 NM_000629 interferon-alpha receptor 1 precursor IFNAR2 NM_207585 interferon alpha/beta receptor 2 isoform a IFRD2 NM_006764 interferon-related developmental regulator 2 IFT80 NM_020800 WD repeat domain 56 IGF2BP1 NM_006546 insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding IGFBP5 NM_000599 insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 IGFBP7 NM_001553 insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 IGFL3 NM_207393 insulin growth factor-like family member 3 IHPK1 NM_001006115 inositol hexaphosphate kinase 1 isoform 2 IKBKB NM_001556 inhibitor of kappa light polypeptide gene IKIP NM_153687 IKK interacting protein isoform 1 IL10 NM_000572 interleukin 10 precursor IL10RA NM_001558 interleukin 10 receptor, alpha precursor IL11 NM_000641 interleukin 11 precursor IL12RB2 NM_001559 interleukin 12 receptor, beta 2 precursor IL17E NM_022789 interleukin 17E isoform 1 precursor IL17F NM_052872 interleukin 17F precursor IL17RB NM_172234 interleukin 17B receptor isoform 2 precursor IL17RD NM_017563 interleukin 17 receptor D IL1F5 NM_012275 interleukin 1 family, member 5 IL1R1 NM_000877 interleukin 1 receptor, type I precursor IL1RAP NM_002182 interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein isoform IL1RL1 NM_003856 interleukin 1 receptor-like 1 isoform 2 IL23R NM_144701 interleukin 23 receptor precursor IL27RA NM_004843 class I cytokine receptor IL28RA NM_173065 interleukin 28 receptor, alpha isoform 3 IL6R NM_000565 interleukin 6 receptor isoform 1 precursor IL8 NM_000584 interleukin 8 precursor ILDR1 NM_175924 immunoglobulin-like domain containing receptor ILKAP NM_176799 integrin-linked kinase-associated protein IMPAD1 NM_017813 myo-inositol monophosphatase A3 INHBA NM_002192 inhibin beta A precursor INHBE NM_031479 activin beta B INOC1 NM_017553 INO80 complex homolog 1 INPP5B NM_005540 inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase, 75 kDa INPP5F NM_014937 inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase F isoform INTS5 NM_030628 integrator complex subunit 5 INTS7 NM_015434 integrator complex subunit 7 IPO8 NM_006390 importin 8 IPP NM_005897 intracisternal A particle-promoted polypeptide IPPK NM_022755 inositol 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate 2-kinase IQCC NM_018134 IQ motif containing C IQSEC1 NM_014869 IQ motif and Sec7 domain 1 IQSEC2 NM_015075 IQ motif and Sec7 domain 2 IRAK1 NM_001025242 interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 IRAK4 NM_016123 interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 IRF1 NM_002198 interferon regulatory factor 1 IRXL1 NM_173576 hypothetical protein LOC283078 ISG20L1 NM_022767 interferon stimulated exonuclease gene ISGF3G NM_006084 interferon-stimulated transcription factor 3, ITCH NM_031483 itchy homolog E3 ubiquitin protein ligase ITFG1 NM_030790 T-cell immunomodulatory protein ITGA10 NM_003637 integrin, alpha 10 precursor ITGA4 NM_000885 integrin alpha 4 precursor ITGAL NM_002209 integrin alpha L precursor ITGB1 NM_002211 integrin beta 1 isoform 1A precursor ITGB8 NM_002214 integrin, beta 8 ITGBL1 NM_004791 integrin, beta-like 1 (with EGF-like repeat ITIH5 NM_001001851 inter-alpha trypsin inhibitor heavy chain ITIH5L NM_198510 hypothetical protein LOC347365 ITPK1 NM_014216 inositol 1,3,4-triphosphate 5/6 kinase ITPKB NM_002221 1D-myo-inositol-trisphosphate 3-kinase B ITSN2 NM_147152 intersectin 2 isoform 2 IVNS1ABP NM_006469 influenza virus NS1A binding protein isoform a IXL NM_017592 intersex-like JAZF1 NM_175061 juxtaposed with another zinc finger gene 1 JOSD1 NM_014876 hypothetical protein LOC9929 JRKL NM_003772 jerky homolog-like JUB NM_032876 jub, ajuba homolog isoform 1 KAL1 NM_000216 Kallmann syndrome 1 protein KATNAL1 NM_001014380 katanin p60 subunit A-like 1 KBTBD6 NM_152903 kelch repeat and BTB (POZ) domain-containing 6 KBTBD8 NM_032505 T-cell activation kelch repeat protein KCNA7 NM_031886 potassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related KCNB1 NM_004975 potassium voltage-gated channel, Shab-related KCNH5 NM_139318 potassium voltage-gated channel, subfamily H, KCNH6 NM_030779 potassium voltage-gated channel, subfamily H, KCNH8 NM_144633 potassium voltage-gated channel, subfamily H, KCNJ10 NM_002241 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily KCNJ16 NM_018658 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel J16 KCNJ8 NM_004982 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel J8 KCNJ9 NM_004983 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel subfamily KCNK1 NM_002245 potassium channel, subfamily K, member 1 KCNK2 NM_001017424 potassium channel, subfamily K, member 2 isoform KCNK3 NM_002246 potassium channel, subfamily K, member 3 KCNK6 NM_004823 potassium channel, subfamily K, member 6 KCNMA1 NM_001014797 large conductance calcium-activated potassium KCNQ2 NM_004518 potassium voltage-gated channel KQT-like protein KCNRG NM_199464 potassium channel regulator isoform 2 KCNT2 NM_198503 potassium channel, subfamily T, member 2 KCTD18 NM_152387 potassium channel tetramerisation domain KDELC2 NM_153705 KDEL (Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu) containing 2 KEAP1 NM_012289 kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 KIAA0082 NM_015050 hypothetical protein LOC23070 KIAA0143 NM_015137 hypothetical protein LOC23167 KIAA0157 NM_032182 hypothetical protein LOC23172 KIAA0240 NM_015349 hypothetical protein LOC23506 KIAA0247 NM_014734 hypothetical protein LOC9766 KIAA0319 NM_014809 KIAA0319 KIAA0319L NM_024874 polycystic kidney disease 1-like isoform a KIAA0355 NM_014686 hypothetical protein LOC9710 KIAA0367 NM_015225 BNIP2 motif containing molecule at the carboxyl KIAA0404 NM_015104 hypothetical protein LOC23130 KIAA0427 NM_014772 hypothetical protein LOC9811 KIAA0446 NM_014655 hypothetical protein LOC9673 KIAA0467 NM_015284 KIAA0467 protein KIAA0494 NM_014774 hypothetical protein LOC9813 KIAA0495 NM_207306 KIAA0495 KIAA0513 NM_014732 hypothetical protein LOC9764 KIAA0562 NM_014704 glycine-, glutamate-, KIAA0564 NM_015058 hypothetical protein LOC23078 isoform a KIAA0649 NM_014811 1A6/DRIM (down-regulated in metastasis) KIAA0664 NM_015229 hypothetical protein LOC23277 KIAA0773 NM_001031690 hypothetical protein LOC9715 KIAA0828 NM_015328 KIAA0828 protein KIAA0831 NM_014924 hypothetical protein LOC22863 KIAA0889 NM_152257 hypothetical protein LOC25781 KIAA0892 NM_015329 hypothetical protein LOC23383 KIAA0895 NM_015314 hypothetical protein LOC23366 KIAA0922 NM_015196 KIAA0922 protein KIAA0980 NM_025176 hypothetical protein LOC22981 KIAA0999 NM_025164 KIAA0999 protein KIAA1128 NM_018999 granule cell antiserum positive 14 KIAA1160 NM_020701 hypothetical protein LOC57461 KIAA1191 NM_020444 hypothetical protein LOC57179 KIAA1193 NM_017550 hypothetical protein LOC54531 KIAA1199 NM_018689 KIAA1199 KIAA1202 NM_020717 hypothetical protein LOC57477 KIAA1324 NM_020775 hypothetical protein LOC57535 KIAA1377 NM_020802 hypothetical protein LOC57562 KIAA1434 NM_019593 hypothetical protein LOC56261 KIAA1456 NM_020844 hypothetical protein LOC57604 KIAA1522 NM_020888 hypothetical protein LOC57648 KIAA1530 NM_020894 hypothetical protein LOC57654 KIAA1559 NM_020917 zinc finger protein 14-like KIAA1598 NM_018330 hypothetical protein LOC57698 KIAA1600 NM_020940 hypothetical protein LOC57700 KIAA1609 NM_020947 hypothetical protein LOC57707 KIAA1618 NM_020954 hypothetical protein LOC57714 KIAA1627 NM_020961 hypothetical protein LOC57721 KIAA1641 NM_020970 hypothetical protein LOC57730 KIAA1706 NM_030636 hypothetical protein LOC80820 KIAA1727 NM_033393 hypothetical protein LOC85462 KIAA1826 NM_032424 KIAA1826 protein KIAA1909 NM_052909 hypothetical protein LOC153478 KIF11 NM_004523 kinesin family member 11 KIF13B NM_015254 kinesin family member 13B KIF14 NM_014875 kinesin family member 14 KIF1A NM_004321 axonal transport of synaptic vesicles KIF1B NM_015074 kinesin family member 1B isoform b KIF23 NM_004856 kinesin family member 23 isoform 2 KIF3B NM_004798 kinesin family member 3B KIF3C NM_002254 kinesin family member 3C KIF5A NM_004984 kinesin family member 5A KIF9 NM_022342 kinesin family member 9 isoform 1 KIRREL NM_018240 kin of IRRE like KIT NM_000222 v-kit Hardy-Zuckerman 4 feline sarcoma viral KLC3 NM_145275 kinesin light chain 2-like isoform b KLF10 NM_001032282 Kruppel-like factor 10 isoform b KLF11 NM_003597 Kruppel-like factor 11 KLF12 NM_007249 Kruppel-like factor 12 isoform a KLF13 NM_015995 Kruppel-like factor 13 KLF17 NM_173484 zinc finger protein 393 KLF9 NM_001206 Kruppel-like factor 9 KLHDC5 NM_020782 kelch domain containing 5 KLHDC6 NM_207335 hypothetical protein LOC166348 KLHL12 NM_021633 kelch-like 12 KLHL2 NM_007246 kelch-like 2, Mayven KLHL20 NM_014458 kelch-like 20 KLHL21 NM_014851 kelch-like 21 KLHL22 NM_032775 kelch-like KLHL23 NM_144711 kelch-like 23 KLHL3 NM_017415 kelch-like 3 (Drosophila) KLHL8 NM_020803 kelch-like 8 KLK5 NM_012427 kallikrein 5 preproprotein KLK7 NM_005046 stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme KLRK1 NM_007360 NKG2-D type II integral membrane protein KMO NM_003679 kynurenine 3-monooxygenase KPNA2 NM_002266 karyopherin alpha 2 KPNA3 NM_002267 karyopherin alpha 3 KPNA4 NM_002268 karyopherin alpha 4 KRIT1 NM_001013406 krev interaction trapped 1 isoform 2 KRT10 NM_000421 keratin 10 KRT23 NM_015515 keratin 23 KRT2A NM_000423 keratin 2a KRT2B NM_015848 cytokeratin 2 KRT6IRS NM_033448 keratin 6 irs KRTAP10-4 NM_198687 keratin associated protein 10-4 KRTHB1 NM_002281 keratin, hair, basic, 1 KRTHB5 NM_002283 keratin, hair, basic, 5 KTI12 NM_138417 KTI12 homolog, chromatin associated L2HGDH NM_024884 hypothetical protein LOC79944 L3MBTL2 NM_001003689 l(3)mbt-like 2 isoform b L3MBTL3 NM_001007102 l(3)mbt-like 3 isoform b L3MBTL4 NM_173464 hypothetical protein LOC91133 LACE1 NM_145315 lactation elevated 1 LALBA NM_002289 lactalbumin, alpha-precursor LAMA3 NM_000227 laminin alpha 3 subunit isoform 2 LAMC1 NM_002293 laminin, gamma 1 precursor LAMC2 NM_018891 laminin, gamma 2 isoform b precursor LAMP1 NM_005561 lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 LAMP2 NM_013995 lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2 LAMP3 NM_014398 lysosomal-associated membrane protein 3 LAPTM4A NM_014713 lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane 4 LARP2 NM_018078 La ribonucleoprotein domain family member 2 LARP5 NM_015155 La ribonucleoprotein domain family, member 5 LASP1 NM_006148 LIM and SH3 protein 1 LASS2 NM_013384 LAG1 longevity assurance homolog 2 isoform 2 LASS3 NM_178842 hypothetical protein LOC204219 LASS6 NM_203463 longevity assurance homolog 6 LAX1 NM_017773 lymphocyte transmembrane adaptor 1 LBH NM_030915 hypothetical protein DKFZp566J091 LDLR NM_000527 low density lipoprotein receptor precursor LDLRAD3 NM_174902 hypothetical protein LOC143458 LDLRAP1 NM_015627 low density lipoprotein receptor adaptor protein LDOC1L NM_032287 hypothetical protein LOC84247 LEP NM_000230 leptin precursor LEPREL1 NM_018192 leprecan-like 1 LEPROT NM_017526 leptin receptor gene-related protein LEPROTL1 NM_015344 leptin receptor overlapping transcript-like 1 LETM1 NM_012318 leucine zipper-EF-hand containing transmembrane LGALS8 NM_006499 galectin 8 isoform a LHFP NM_005780 lipoma HMGIC fusion partner LHFPL2 NM_005779 lipoma HMGIC fusion partner-like 2 LHFPL3 NM_199000 lipoma HMGIC fusion partner-like 3 LHX6 NM_014368 LIM homeobox protein 6 isoform 1 LHX8 NM_001001933 LIM homeobox 8 LIAS NM_006859 lipoic acid synthetase isoform 1 precursor LIF NM_002309 leukemia inhibitory factor (cholinergic LILRA5 NM_181986 leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily LILRB1 NM_006669 leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor, LIMA1 NM_016357 epithelial protein lost in neoplasm beta LIMK1 NM_002314 LIM domain kinase 1 isoform 1 LIN10 NM_025187 lin-10 LIN28 NM_024674 lin-28 homolog LIN7B NM_022165 lin-7 homolog B LINS1 NM_181740 lines homolog 1 isoform 3 LIPH NM_139248 lipase, member H precursor LITAF NM_004862 LPS-induced TNF-alpha factor LMO2 NM_005574 LIM domain only 2 LMO3 NM_001001395 LIM domain only 3 LMOD3 NM_198271 leiomodin 3 (fetal) LNK NM_005475 lymphocyte adaptor protein LOC116143 NM_138458 Monad LOC116236 NM_198147 hypothetical protein LOC116236 LOC123688 NM_001013619 hypothetical protein LOC123688 LOC124751 NM_213597 hypothetical protein LOC124751 LOC126248 NM_173479 hypothetical protein LOC126248 LOC128439 NM_139016 hypothetical protein LOC128439 LOC129285 NM_152994 smooth muscle myosin heavy chain 11 isoform LOC130951 NM_138804 hypothetical protein LOC130951 LOC133619 NM_130809 hypothetical protein LOC133619 LOC134147 NM_138809 hypothetical protein LOC134147 LOC136263 NM_145268 hypothetical protein LOC136263 LOC148137 NM_144692 hypothetical protein LOC148137 LOC149620 NM_001013621 hypothetical protein LOC149620 LOC151194 NM_145280 hypothetical protein LOC151194 LOC153222 NM_153607 hypothetical protein LOC153222 LOC153561 NM_207331 hypothetical protein LOC153561 LOC158160 NM_001031744 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type LOC162427 NM_178126 hypothetical protein LOC162427 LOC168850 NM_176814 hypothetical protein LOC168850 LOC201895 NM_174921 hypothetical protein LOC201895 LOC203427 NM_145305 mitochondrial solute carrier protein LOC203547 NM_001017980 hypothetical protein LOC203547 LOC220594 NM_145809 TL132 protein LOC221091 NM_203422 hypothetical protein LOC221091 LOC222171 NM_175887 hypothetical protein LOC222171 LOC223075 NM_194300 hypothetical protein LOC223075 LOC283537 NM_181785 hypothetical protein LOC283537 LOC283551 NM_001012706 hypothetical protein LOC283551 LOC283849 NM_178516 hypothetical protein LOC283849 LOC284434 NM_001007525 hypothetical protein LOC284434 LOC284912 NM_203375 hypothetical protein LOC284912 LOC285382 NM_001025266 hypothetical protein LOC285382 LOC285636 NM_175921 hypothetical protein LOC285636 LOC338328 NM_178172 high density lipoprotein-binding protein LOC339745 NM_001001664 hypothetical protein LOC339745 LOC340843 NM_001013629 hypothetical protein LOC340843 LOC347273 NM_001018116 hypothetical protein LOC347273 LOC348262 NM_207368 hypothetical protein LOC348262 LOC387758 NM_203371 hypothetical protein LOC387758 LOC387790 NM_001013634 hypothetical protein LOC387790 LOC387873 NM_001013636 hypothetical protein LOC387873 LOC387882 NM_207376 hypothetical protein LOC387882 LOC387921 NM_001012754 hypothetical protein LOC387921 isoform a LOC388335 NM_001004313 hypothetical protein LOC388335 LOC388610 NM_001013642 hypothetical protein LOC388610 LOC388969 NM_001013649 hypothetical protein LOC388969 LOC389432 NM_001030060 hypothetical protein LOC389432 LOC389634 NM_001012988 hypothetical protein LOC389634 LOC389936 NM_001013656 hypothetical protein LOC389936 LOC390980 NM_001023563 similar to Zinc finger protein 264 LOC399706 NM_001010910 hypothetical protein LOC399706 LOC400464 NM_001013670 hypothetical protein LOC400464 LOC400499 NM_001013671 hypothetical protein LOC400499 LOC401137 NM_214711 hypothetical protein LOC401137 LOC401152 NM_001001701 hypothetical protein LOC401152 LOC401410 NM_001008742 hypothetical protein LOC401410 LOC401431 NM_001008745 hypothetical protein LOC401431 LOC401507 NM_001012278 hypothetical protein LOC401507 LOC401589 NM_001013687 hypothetical protein LOC401589 LOC401620 NM_001013688 hypothetical protein LOC401620 LOC402176 NM_001011538 hypothetical protein LOC402176 LOC440248 NM_199045 hypothetical protein LOC440248 LOC440742 NM_001013710 hypothetical protein LOC440742 LOC441136 NM_001013719 hypothetical protein LOC441136 LOC441208 NM_001013723 hypothetical protein LOC441208 LOC441268 NM_001013725 hypothetical protein LOC441268 LOC441376 NM_001025357 hypothetical protein LOC441376 LOC442578 NM_001013739 hypothetical protein LOC442578 LOC493829 NM_001008274 hypothetical protein LOC493829 LOC51149 NM_001017987 hypothetical protein LOC51149 isoform 2 LOC51333 NM_016643 mesenchymal stem cell protein DSC43 LOC51334 NM_016644 mesenchymal stem cell protein DSC54 LOC554251 NM_001024680 hypothetical protein LOC554251 LOC57149 NM_020424 hypothetical protein LOC57149 LOC613206 NM_001033016 myeloproliferative disease associated tumor LOC613266 NM_001033516 hypothetical protein LOC613266 LOC619208 NM_001033564 hypothetical protein LOC619208 LOC63928 NM_022097 hepatocellular carcinoma antigen gene 520 LOC63929 NM_022098 hypothetical protein LOC63929 LOC81558 NM_030802 C/EBP-induced protein LOC90321 NM_001010851 hypothetical protein LOC90321 LOC90624 NM_181705 hypothetical protein LOC90624 LOC90639 NM_001031617 hypothetical protein LOC90639 LOC94431 NM_145237 hypothetical protein LOC94431 LONPL NM_031490 peroxisomal LON protease-like LPGAT1 NM_014873 lysophosphatidylglycerol acyltransferase 1 LPHN3 NM_015236 latrophilin 3 precursor LPIN1 NM_145693 lipin 1 LPIN3 NM_022896 lipin 3 LRAP NM_022350 leukocyte-derived arginine aminopeptidase LRAT NM_004744 lecithin retinol acyltransferase LRFN5 NM_152447 leucine rich repeat and fibronectin type III LRG1 NM_052972 leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 LRIG1 NM_015541 leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like LRP1 NM_002332 low density lipoprotein-related protein 1 LRP12 NM_013437 suppression of tumorigenicity LRP1B NM_018557 low density lipoprotein-related protein 1B LRP2BP NM_018409 LRP2 binding protein LRP4 NM_002334 low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein LRRC10 NM_201550 leucine rich repeat containing 10 LRRC15 NM_130830 leucine rich repeat containing 15 LRRC2 NM_024512 leucine rich repeat containing 2 LRRC20 NM_018205 leucine rich repeat containing 20 isoform 3 LRRC27 NM_030626 leucine rich repeat containing 27 LRRC32 NM_005512 leucine rich repeat containing 32 precursor LRRC44 NM_145258 leucine rich repeat containing 44 LRRC45 NM_144999 leucine rich repeat containing 45 LRRC54 NM_015516 Tsukushi LRRC55 NM_001005210 hypothetical protein LOC219527 LRRC57 NM_153260 hypothetical protein LOC255252 LRRC8A NM_019594 leucine-rich repeat-containing 8 LRRC8B NM_015350 T-cell activation leucine repeat-rich protein LRRIQ2 NM_024548 leucine-rich repeats and IQ motif containing 2 LRRN6A NM_032808 leucine-rich repeat neuronal 6A LSM11 NM_173491 LSM11, U7 small nuclear RNA associated LSM12 NM_152344 hypothetical protein LOC124801 LTB4R NM_181657 leukotriene B4 receptor LTBP2 NM_000428 latent transforming growth factor beta binding LTBR NM_002342 lymphotoxin beta receptor LTV1 NM_032860 hypothetical protein LOC84946 LUZP1 NM_033631 leucine zipper protein 1 LY75 NM_002349 lymphocyte antigen 75 LYCAT NM_001002257 lysocardiolipin acyltransferase isoform 2 LYST NM_000081 lysosomal trafficking regulator isoform 1 M6PR NM_002355 cation-dependent mannose-6-phosphate receptor M6PRBP1 NM_005817 mannose 6 phosphate receptor binding protein 1 MAF1 NM_032272 MAF1 protein MAFF NM_012323 transcription factor MAFF MAGI2 NM_012301 membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ MAK NM_005906 male germ cell-associated kinase MAL2 NM_052886 mal, T-cell differentiation protein 2 MAN1A2 NM_006699 mannosidase, alpha, class 1A, member 2 MAN2A2 NM_006122 mannosidase, alpha, class 2A, member 2 MANEAL NM_152496 hypothetical protein LOC149175 isoform 2 MAP1LC3B NM_022818 microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light MAP3K11 NM_002419 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase MAP3K12 NM_006301 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase MAP3K14 NM_003954 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase MAP3K2 NM_006609 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase MAP3K3 NM_002401 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 3 MAP3K5 NM_005923 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase MAP3K7 NM_003188 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 MAP3K8 NM_005204 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase MAP3K9 NM_033141 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase MAP6 NM_207577 microtubule-associated protein 6 isoform 2 MAP7 NM_003980 microtubule-associated protein 7 MAPK1 NM_002745 mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 MAPK4 NM_002747 mitogen-activated protein kinase 4 MAPK9 NM_002752 mitogen-activated protein kinase 9 isoform 1 MAPKBP1 NM_014994 mitogen-activated protein kinase binding protein MAPRE1 NM_012325 microtubule-associated protein, RP/EB family, MAPRE3 NM_012326 microtubule-associated protein, RP/EB family, MARCH2 NM_001005415 membrane-associated ring finger (C3HC4) 2 MARCH5 NM_017824 ring finger protein 153 MARCH6 NM_005885 membrane-associated ring finger (C3HC4) 6 MARCH7 NM_022826 Axotrophin MARCH8 NM_001002265 cellular modulator of immune recognition MARK1 NM_018650 MAP/microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 1 MARK4 NM_031417 MAP/microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 4 MARS NM_004990 methionine-tRNA synthetase MARVELD3 NM_001017967 MARVEL domain containing 3 isoform 1 MASTL NM_032844 microtubule associated serine/threonine MAT2B NM_013283 methionine adenosyltransferase II, beta isoform MAWBP NM_022129 MAWD binding protein isoform a MBD5 NM_018328 methyl-CpG binding domain protein 5 MBNL1 NM_021038 muscleblind-like 1 isoform a MBNL3 NM_018388 muscleblind-like 3 isoform G MBP NM_001025100 Golli-mbp isoform 2 MBTD1 NM_017643 mbt domain containing 1 MBTPS1 NM_003791 membrane-bound transcription factor site-1 MCAM NM_006500 melanoma cell adhesion molecule MCF2L2 NM_015078 Rho family guanine-nucleotide exchange factor MCFD2 NM_139279 multiple coagulation factor deficiency 2 MCL1 NM_021960 myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 isoform 1 MCM3 NM_002388 minichromosome maintenance protein 3 MCM4 NM_005914 minichromosome maintenance protein 4 MCMDC1 NM_153255 minichromosome maintenance protein domain MCOLN2 NM_153259 mucolipin 2 MDFIC NM_199072 MyoD family inhibitor domain containing isoform MDM4 NM_002393 mouse double minute 4 homolog MECP2 NM_004992 methyl CpG binding protein 2 MECR NM_001024732 nuclear receptor-binding factor 1 isoform b MED12L NM_053002 hypothetical protein LOC116931 MED18 NM_017638 mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription, MED6 NM_005466 mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription, METAP1 NM_015143 methionyl aminopeptidase 1 METT5D1 NM_152636 methyltransferase 5 domain containing 1 METTL2A NM_001005372 hypothetical protein LOC339175 METTL4 NM_022840 methyltransferase like 4 MFAP3L NM_001009554 microfibrillar-associated protein 3-like isoform MFAP5 NM_003480 microfibrillar associated protein 5 MFN2 NM_014874 mitofusin 2 MFSD4 NM_181644 hypothetical protein DKFZp761N1114 MGC11266 NM_024322 hypothetical protein LOC79172 MGC11332 NM_032718 hypothetical protein LOC84804 MGC13017 NM_080656 hypothetical protein LOC91368 MGC15476 NM_145056 thymus expressed gene 3-like MGC15619 NM_032369 hypothetical protein LOC84329 MGC16291 NM_032770 hypothetical protein LOC84856 MGC16385 NM_145039 hypothetical protein LOC92806 MGC16703 NM_145042 hypothetical protein LOC113691 MGC19604 NM_001031734 hypothetical protein LOC112812 isoform 1 MGC22001 NM_153238 hypothetical protein LOC197196 MGC24039 NM_144973 hypothetical protein LOC160518 MGC26718 NM_001029999 hypothetical protein LOC440482 MGC26733 NM_144992 hypothetical protein LOC200403 MGC26816 NM_152613 hypothetical protein LOC164684 MGC2752 NM_023939 hypothetical protein LOC65996 MGC29891 NM_144618 GA repeat binding protein, beta 2 MGC3123 NM_024107 hypothetical protein LOC79089 isoform 1 MGC32020 NM_152266 hypothetical protein LOC91442 MGC3207 NM_001031727 hypothetical protein LOC84245 isoform 1 MGC34646 NM_173519 hypothetical protein LOC157807 MGC34821 NM_173586 hypothetical protein LOC283238 MGC35048 NM_153208 hypothetical protein LOC124152 MGC35440 NM_153220 hypothetical protein LOC147990 MGC39518 NM_173822 hypothetical protein LOC285172 MGC40069 NM_182615 hypothetical protein LOC348035 MGC40405 NM_152789 hypothetical protein LOC257415 MGC42090 NM_152774 hypothetical protein LOC256130 MGC4268 NM_031445 hypothetical protein LOC83607 MGC45438 NM_152459 hypothetical protein LOC146556 MGC4562 NM_133375 hypothetical protein LOC115752 MGC4655 NM_033309 hypothetical protein LOC84752 MGC48628 NM_207491 hypothetical protein LOC401145 MGC50372 NM_173566 hypothetical protein LOC253143 MGC52057 NM_194317 hypothetical protein LOC130574 MGC52110 NM_001008215 hypothetical protein LOC493753 MGC52498 NM_182621 hypothetical protein LOC348378 MGC70857 NM_001001795 hypothetical protein LOC414919 MGC87631 NM_001004306 hypothetical protein LOC339184 MGC9712 NM_152689 hypothetical protein LOC202915 MGEA5 NM_012215 meningioma expressed antigen 5 (hyaluronidase) MGLL NM_001003794 monoglyceride lipase isoform 2 MICA NM_000247 MHC class I chain-related gene A protein MICB NM_005931 MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence B MIDN NM_177401 Midnolin MINK1 NM_001024937 misshapen/NIK-related kinase isoform 4 MKI67 NM_002417 antigen identified by monoclonal antibody Ki-67 MKL2 NM_014048 megakaryoblastic leukemia 2 protein MKLN1 NM_013255 muskelin 1, intracellular mediator containing MKNK2 NM_017572 MAP kinase-interacting serine/threonine kinase 2 MKRN1 NM_013446 makorin, ring finger protein, 1 MLC1 NM_015166 megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with MLL3 NM_021230 myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia 3 MLL4 NM_014727 myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia 4 MLLT10 NM_001009569 myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia MLLT11 NM_006818 MLLT11 protein MLLT6 NM_005937 myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia MLR1 NM_153686 transcription factor MLR1 MMACHC NM_015506 hypothetical protein LOC25974 MME NM_000902 membrane metallo-endopeptidase MMP19 NM_001032360 matrix metalloproteinase 19 isoform 2 precursor MMP2 NM_004530 matrix metalloproteinase 2 preproprotein MMP23A NM_004659 matrix metalloproteinase 23A precursor MMP23B NM_006983 matrix metalloproteinase 23B precursor MMP24 NM_006690 matrix metalloproteinase 24 preproprotein MMP3 NM_002422 matrix metalloproteinase 3 preproprotein MMRN2 NM_024756 multimerin 2 MOBKL1A NM_173468 MOB1, Mps One Binder kinase activator-like 1A MOCS1 NM_005943 molybdenum cofactor synthesis-step 1 protein MOG NM_001008228 myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein isoform MOGAT3 NM_178176 monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 3 MORF4L1 NM_006791 MORF-related gene 15 isoform 1 MORF4L2 NM_012286 MORF-related gene X MPPE1 NM_023075 metallophosphoesterase 1 isoform a precursor MPZ NM_000530 myelin protein zero MRAS NM_012219 muscle RAS oncogene homolog MRCL3 NM_006471 myosin regulatory light chain MRCL3 MRE11A NM_005590 meiotic recombination 11 homolog A isoform 2 MRGPRX3 NM_054031 G protein-coupled receptor MRGX3 MRP63 NM_024026 mitochondrial ribosomal protein 63 MRPL17 NM_022061 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L17 MRPL24 NM_024540 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L24 MRPL30 NM_145212 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L30 MRPL43 NM_032112 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L43 isoform a MRPL47 NM_020409 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L47 isoform a MRPL49 NM_004927 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L49 MRPL52 NM_178336 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L52 isoform a MRPS10 NM_018141 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S10 MRPS16 NM_016065 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S16 MRPS18B NM_014046 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S18B MRPS25 NM_022497 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S25 MRPS36 NM_033281 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S36 MRRF NM_138777 mitochondrial ribosome recycling factor isoform MS4A10 NM_206893 membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A, member MS4A7 NM_021201 membrane-spanning 4-domains, subfamily A, member MSH3 NM_002439 mutS homolog 3 MSL2L1 NM_018133 ring finger protein 184 MSR1 NM_138715 macrophage scavenger receptor 1 isoform type 1 MSRB3 NM_001031679 methionine sulfoxide reductase B3 isoform 2 MST150 NM_032947 putative small membrane protein NID67 MSTO1 NM_018116 Misato MTAC2D1 NM_152332 membrane targeting (tandem) C2 domain containing MTCH2 NM_014342 mitochondrial carrier homolog 2 MTERFD2 NM_182501 MTERF domain containing 2 MTF1 NM_005955 metal-regulatory transcription factor 1 MTFMT NM_139242 methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase, mitochondrial MTHFD1L NM_015440 methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+ MTHFD2 NM_006636 methylene tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 MTMR12 NM_019061 myotubularin related protein 12 MTMR3 NM_021090 myotubularin-related protein 3 isoform c MTMR7 NM_004686 myotubularin related protein 7 MTMR9 NM_015458 myotubularin-related protein 9 MUC17 NM_001004430 mucin 17 MUCDHL NM_017717 mu-protocadherin isoform 2 MULK NM_018238 multiple substrate lipid kinase MUM1L1 NM_152423 melanoma associated antigen (mutated) 1-like 1 MUTED NM_201280 Muted MVK NM_000431 mevalonate kinase MXD1 NM_002357 MAX dimerization protein 1 MXI1 NM_001008541 MAX interactor 1 isoform c MXRA7 NM_001008529 transmembrane anchor protein 1 isoform 2 MYADM NM_001020818 myeloid-associated differentiation marker MYCL1 NM_001033081 l-myc-1 proto-oncogene isoform 1 MYCN NM_005378 v-myc myelocytomatosis viral related oncogene, MYF5 NM_005593 myogenic factor 5 MYF6 NM_002469 myogenic factor 6 (herculin) MYLIP NM_013262 myosin regulatory light chain interacting MYLK NM_005965 myosin light chain kinase isoform 6 MYNN NM_018657 Myoneurin MYO10 NM_012334 myosin X MYO18A NM_078471 myosin 18A isoform a MYO1C NM_033375 myosin IC MYO1D NM_015194 myosin ID MYO3B NM_138995 myosin IIIB MYOHD1 NM_001033579 myosin head domain containing 1 isoform 2 MYOM1 NM_003803 myomesin 1 MYOZ2 NM_016599 myozenin 2 MYOZ3 NM_133371 myozenin 3 MYT1L NM_015025 myelin transcription factor 1-like N4BP1 NM_153029 Nedd4 binding protein 1 N4BP2 NM_018177 Nedd4 binding protein 2 NAGK NM_017567 N-Acetylglucosamine kinase NANOS1 NM_001009553 nanos homolog 1 isoform 2 NAPB NM_022080 N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment NAPE-PLD NM_198990 N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing NARG1L NM_018527 NMDA receptor regulated 1-like protein isoform NARS NM_004539 asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase NAT11 NM_024771 hypothetical protein LOC79829 NAT12 NM_001011713 hypothetical protein LOC122830 NAV2 NM_145117 neuron navigator 2 isoform 2 NBEA NM_015678 Neurobeachin NBEAL1 NM_198945 neurobeachin-like 1 NBL1 NM_005380 neuroblastoma, suppression of tumorigenicity 1 NBPF4 NM_152488 hypothetical protein LOC148545 NBR1 NM_005899 neighbor of BRCA1 gene 1 NBR2 NM_005821 hypothetical protein LOC10230 NCF2 NM_000433 neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 NCK2 NM_001004720 NCK adaptor protein 2 isoform A NCKAP1L NM_005337 hematopoietic protein 1 NCOA3 NM_006534 nuclear receptor coactivator 3 isoform b NCOA7 NM_181782 nuclear receptor coactivator 7 NCR1 NM_004829 natural cytotoxicity triggering receptor 1 NDEL1 NM_001025579 nudE nuclear distribution gene E homolog like 1 NDN NM_002487 Necdin NDUFA6 NM_002490 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha NDUFC2 NM_004549 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1, subcomplex NDUFV3 NM_001001503 NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase flavoprotein 3 NEB NM_004543 Nebulin NEBL NM_006393 nebulette sarcomeric isoform NEDD4L NM_015277 ubiquitin-protein ligase NEDD4-like NEFH NM_021076 neurofilament, heavy polypeptide 200 kDa NEK8 NM_178170 NIMA-related kinase 8 NEK9 NM_033116 NIMA related kinase 9 NENF NM_013349 SCIRP10-related protein NEO1 NM_002499 neogenin homolog 1 NETO2 NM_018092 neuropilin- and tolloid-like protein 2 NEUROG1 NM_006161 neurogenin 1 NEUROG2 NM_024019 neurogenin 2 NF2 NM_000268 neurofibromin 2 isoform 1 NFASC NM_015090 neurofascin precursor NFAT5 NM_006599 nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 isoform c NFATC1 NM_172387 nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytosolic NFATC2IP NM_032815 nuclear factor of activated T-cells, NFATC3 NM_173164 cytoplasmic nuclear factor of activated T-cells NFATC4 NM_004554 cytoplasmic nuclear factor of activated T-cells NFE2L2 NM_006164 nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 NFIA NM_005595 nuclear factor I/A NFKBIB NM_001001716 nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene NFKBIL2 NM_013432 I-kappa-B-related protein NFX1 NM_147134 nuclear transcription factor, X-box binding 1 NFYB NM_006166 nuclear transcription factor Y, beta NGEF NM_019850 neuronal guanine nucleotide exchange factor NHLH1 NM_005598 nescient helix loop helix 1 NHS NM_198270 Nance-Horan syndrome protein NIN NM_020921 ninein isoform 2 NINJ2 NM_016533 ninjurin 2 NIP30 NM_024946 hypothetical protein LOC80011 NIP7 NM_016101 60S ribosome subunit biogenesis protein NIP7 NIPA1 NM_144599 non-imprinted in Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome NKIRAS1 NM_020345 kappa B-ras 1 NKIRAS2 NM_001001349 NFKB inhibitor interacting Ras-like 2 NKX2-2 NM_002509 NK2 transcription factor related, locus 2 NKX3-1 NM_006167 NK3 transcription factor related, locus 1 NLK NM_016231 nemo like kinase NMD3 NM_015938 NMD3 homolog NME6 NM_005793 nucleoside diphosphate kinase type 6 NMNAT1 NM_022787 nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 NMT1 NM_021079 N-myristoyltransferase 1 NMT2 NM_004808 glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase 2 NMUR1 NM_006056 neuromedin U receptor 1 NMUR2 NM_020167 neuromedin U receptor 2 NOL9 NM_024654 hypothetical protein LOC79707 NOM1 NM_138400 nucleolar protein with MIF4G domain 1 NOS1AP NM_014697 nitric oxide synthase 1 (neuronal) adaptor NOTCH2NL NM_203458 Notch homolog 2 N-terminal like protein NPAL2 NM_024759 NIPA-like domain containing 2 NPAL3 NM_020448 NIPA-like domain containing 3 NPAS2 NM_002518 neuronal PAS domain protein 2 NPAS3 NM_022123 neuronal PAS domain protein 3 isoform 1 NPAT NM_002519 nuclear protein, ataxia-telangiectasia locus NPC1 NM_000271 Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 NPEPL1 NM_024663 aminopeptidase-like 1 NPHP1 NM_000272 nephrocystin isoform 1 NPHP3 NM_153240 nephronophthisis 3 NPHS1 NM_004646 Nephrin NPL NM_030769 N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate lyase NPLOC4 NM_017921 nuclear protein localization 4 NPNT NM_001033047 Nephronectin NPTX1 NM_002522 neuronal pentraxin I precursor NPTXR NM_014293 neuronal pentraxin receptor isoform 1 NPY5R NM_006174 neuropeptide Y receptor Y5 NR2E1 NM_003269 nuclear receptor subfamily 2, group E, member 1 NR2E3 NM_014249 photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor isoform NR3C1 NM_000176 nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1 NR4A2 NM_006186 nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 2 NR4A3 NM_006981 nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 3 NRBF2 NM_030759 nuclear receptor binding factor 2 NRBP1 NM_013392 nuclear receptor binding protein NRIP2 NM_031474 nuclear receptor interacting protein 2 NRP2 NM_018534 neuropilin 2 isoform 4 precursor NSUN4 NM_199044 NOL1/NOP2/Sun domain family 4 protein NT5C2 NM_012229 5′-nucleotidase, cytosolic II NT5DC3 NM_016575 hypothetical protein LOC51559 isoform 2 NT5E NM_002526 5′ nucleotidase, ecto NTN4 NM_021229 netrin 4 NTRK2 NM_001007097 neurotrophic tyrosine kinase, receptor, type 2 NTSR1 NM_002531 neurotensin receptor 1 NUAK1 NM_014840 AMPK-related protein kinase 5 NUBP1 NM_002484 nucleotide binding protein 1 (MinD homolog, E. NUBPL NM_025152 nucleotide binding protein-like NUDT4 NM_019094 nudix-type motif 4 isoform alpha NUFIP2 NM_020772 82-kD FMRP Interacting Protein NUP160 NM_015231 nucleoporin 160 kDa NUP35 NM_001008544 nucleoporin 35 kDa isoform b NUP43 NM_198887 nucleoporin 43 kDa NUP62 NM_012346 nucleoporin 62 kDa NUP98 NM_016320 nucleoporin 98 kD isoform 1 NUPL1 NM_001008564 nucleoporin like 1 isoform b NUSAP1 NM_016359 nucleolar and spindle associated protein 1 NY-SAR-48 NM_001011699 sarcoma antigen NY-SAR-48 isoform b OACT2 NM_138799 O-acyltransferase (membrane bound) domain OACT5 NM_005768 gene rich cluster, C3f gene OAS2 NM_016817 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthetase 2 isoform 1 OATL1 NM_001006113 ornithine aminotransferase-like 1 isoform 1 OBFC2A NM_001031716 hypothetical protein LOC64859 OBFC2B NM_024068 hypothetical protein LOC79035 OCLN NM_002538 Occludin OCRL NM_000276 phosphatidylinositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase OGDH NM_001003941 oxoglutarate (alpha-ketoglutarate) dehydrogenase OGG1 NM_016827 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase isoform 2c OGT NM_003605 O-linked GlcNAc transferase isoform 3 OLIG1 NM_138983 oligodendrocyte transcription factor 1 OPA3 NM_001017989 OPA3 protein isoform a OPHN1 NM_002547 oligophrenin 1 OPTN NM_001008211 Optineurin OR7D2 NM_175883 hypothetical protein LOC162998 ORC6L NM_014321 origin recognition complex subunit 6 ORMDL3 NM_139280 ORM1-like 3 OSBPL2 NM_014835 oxysterol-binding protein-like protein 2 isoform OSBPL5 NM_020896 oxysterol-binding protein-like protein 5 isoform OSCAR NM_206817 osteoclast-associated receptor isoform 2 OSM NM_020530 oncostatin M precursor OSR1 NM_145260 odd-skipped related 1 OSTM1 NM_014028 osteopetrosis associated transmembrane protein OTUD4 NM_199324 OTU domain containing 4 protein isoform 1 OTUD6A NM_207320 HIN-6 protease OTX1 NM_014562 orthodenticle 1 OXR1 NM_181354 oxidation resistance 1 P2RX4 NM_002560 purinergic receptor P2X4 isoform a P2RX7 NM_002562 purinergic receptor P2X7 isoform a P2RY13 NM_023914 purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 13 P2RY14 NM_014879 purinergic receptor P2Y, G-protein coupled, 14 P2RY6 NM_004154 pyrimidinergic receptor P2Y6 P2RY8 NM_178129 G-protein coupled purinergic receptor P2Y8 P4HA3 NM_182904 prolyl 4-hydroxylase, alpha III subunit PABPC5 NM_080832 poly(A) binding protein, cytoplasmic 5 PACSIN1 NM_020804 protein kinase C and casein kinase substrate in PADI1 NM_013358 peptidylarginine deiminase type I PAF1 NM_019088 Paf1, RNA polymerase II associated factor, PAFAH1B1 NM_000430 platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase, PAFAH1B2 NM_002572 platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase, PAFAH2 NM_000437 platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 2 PAG1 NM_018440 phosphoprotein associated with glycosphingolipid PAICS NM_006452 phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase PAK2 NM_002577 p21-activated kinase 2 PALLD NM_016081 Palladin PALM2-AKAP2 NM_007203 PALM2-AKAP2 protein isoform 1 PAM NM_000919 peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase PANK1 NM_138316 pantothenate kinase 1 isoform gamma PANK3 NM_024594 pantothenate kinase 3 PANX1 NM_015368 pannexin 1 PANX2 NM_052839 pannexin 2 PAPD1 NM_018109 PAP associated domain containing 1 PAPOLA NM_032632 poly(A) polymerase alpha PAPOLB NM_020144 poly(A) polymerase beta (testis specific) PAPOLG NM_022894 poly(A) polymerase gamma PAPPA NM_002581 pregnancy-associated plasma protein A PAQR5 NM_017705 membrane progestin receptor gamma PARD6B NM_032521 PAR-6 beta PARD6G NM_032510 PAR-6 gamma protein PARN NM_002582 poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (deadenylation PARP14 NM_017554 poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase family, member 14 PARP6 NM_020213 poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase family, member 6 PBK NM_018492 T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase PBOV1 NM_021635 prostate and breast cancer overexpressed 1 PBX3 NM_006195 pre-B-cell leukemia transcription factor 3 PBXIP1 NM_020524 pre-B-cell leukemia transcription factor PCAF NM_003884 p300/CBP-associated factor PCDH11X NM_032967 protocadherin 11 X-linked isoform b precursor PCDH11Y NM_032971 protocadherin 11 Y-linked isoform a PCDH20 NM_022843 protocadherin 20 PCDHA1 NM_018900 protocadherin alpha 1 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA10 NM_018901 protocadherin alpha 10 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA11 NM_018902 protocadherin alpha 11 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA12 NM_018903 protocadherin alpha 12 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA13 NM_018904 protocadherin alpha 13 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA2 NM_018905 protocadherin alpha 2 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA3 NM_018906 protocadherin alpha 3 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA4 NM_018907 protocadherin alpha 4 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA5 NM_018908 protocadherin alpha 5 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA6 NM_018909 protocadherin alpha 6 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA7 NM_018910 protocadherin alpha 7 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA8 NM_018911 protocadherin alpha 8 isoform 1 precursor PCDHA9 NM_031857 protocadherin alpha 9 isoform 1 precursor PCDHAC1 NM_018898 protocadherin alpha subfamily C, 1 isoform 1 PCDHAC2 NM_018899 protocadherin alpha subfamily C, 2 isoform 1 PCDHB9 NM_019119 protocadherin beta 9 precursor PCDHGA7 NM_032087 protocadherin gamma subfamily A, 7 isoform 2 PCGF6 NM_001011663 polycomb group ring finger 6 isoform a PCK1 NM_002591 cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 PCMTD1 NM_052937 hypothetical protein LOC115294 PCNP NM_020357 PEST-containing nuclear protein PCNX NM_014982 pecanex homolog PCNXL2 NM_014801 pecanex-like 2 PCSK2 NM_002594 proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 2 PCSK6 NM_138323 paired basic amino acid cleaving system 4 PCYOX1 NM_016297 prenylcysteine oxidase 1 PCYT1B NM_004845 phosphate cytidylyltransferase 1, choline, beta PDAP1 NM_014891 PDGFA associated protein 1 PDCD1LG2 NM_025239 programmed cell death 1 ligand 2 PDCD4 NM_014456 programmed cell death 4 isoform 1 PDCD7 NM_005707 programmed cell death 7 PDDC1 NM_182612 hypothetical protein LOC347862 PDE1B NM_000924 phosphodiesterase 1B, calmodulin-dependent PDE3B NM_000922 phosphodiesterase 3B, cGMP-inhibited PDE4A NM_006202 phosphodiesterase 4A, cAMP-specific PDE4B NM_002600 phosphodiesterase 4B, cAMP-specific isoform 1 PDE4C NM_000923 phosphodiesterase 4C, cAMP-specific PDE4DIP NM_001002811 phosphodiesterase 4D interacting protein isoform PDE5A NM_001083 phosphodiesterase 5A isoform 1 PDE7A NM_002604 phosphodiesterase 7A isoform b PDE7B NM_018945 phosphodiesterase 7B PDE8A NM_002605 phosphodiesterase 8A isoform 1 PDGFB NM_002608 platelet-derived growth factor beta isoform 1, PDGFC NM_016205 platelet-derived growth factor C precursor PDGFD NM_025208 platelet derived growth factor D isoform 1 PDGFRA NM_006206 platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha PDGFRB NM_002609 platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta PDHX NM_003477 pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, component X PDIK1L NM_152835 PDLIM1 interacting kinase 1 like PDK1 NM_002610 pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isozyme 1 PDK4 NM_002612 pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isoenzyme 4 PDLIM4 NM_003687 PDZ and LIM domain 4 PDLIM5 NM_001011513 PDZ and LIM domain 5 isoform b PDPK1 NM_002613 3-phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase-1 PDPN NM_001006624 lung type-I cell membrane-associated PDPR NM_017990 pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase regulatory PDRG1 NM_030815 p53 and DNA damage-regulated protein PDZD11 NM_016484 PDZ domain containing 11 PECR NM_018441 peroxisomal trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase PEG3 NM_006210 paternally expressed 3 PELI2 NM_021255 pellino 2 PELO NM_015946 pelota homolog PER2 NM_022817 period 2 isoform 1 PERP NM_022121 PERP, TPS3 apoptosis effector PERQ1 NM_022574 PERQ amino acid rich, with GYF domain 1 PEX16 NM_057174 peroxisomal biogenesis factor 16 isoform 2 PEX19 NM_002857 peroxisomal biogenesis factor 19 PEX26 NM_017929 peroxisome biogenesis factor 26 PEX5L NM_016559 PXR2b protein PF4V1 NM_002620 platelet factor 4 variant 1 PFKFB2 NM_006212 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2, PFKFB3 NM_004566 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2, PFKP NM_002627 phosphofructokinase, platelet PFN2 NM_002628 profilin 2 isoform b PGA5 NM_014224 pepsinogen 5, group I (pepsinogen A) PGAP1 NM_024989 GPI deacylase PGBD4 NM_152595 piggyBac transposable element derived 4 PGBD5 NM_024554 piggyBac transposable element derived 5 PGDS NM_014485 prostaglandin-D synthase PGF NM_002632 placental growth factor, vascular endothelial PGM2L1 NM_173582 phosphoglucomutase 2-like 1 PGM5 NM_021965 phosphoglucomutase 5 PHACTR4 NM_023923 phosphatase and actin regulator 4 PHF1 NM_002636 PHD finger protein 1 isoform a PHF11 NM_016119 PHD finger protein 11 PHF15 NM_015288 PHD finger protein 15 PHF17 NM_024900 Jade1 protein short isoform PHF2 NM_005392 PHD finger protein 2 isoform a PHF20 NM_016436 PHD finger protein 20 PHF23 NM_024297 PHD finger protein 23 PHF6 NM_001015877 PHD finger protein 6 isoform 1 PHF8 NM_015107 PHD finger protein 8 PHKG1 NM_006213 phosphorylase kinase, gamma 1 (muscle) PHLDB3 NM_198850 pleckstrin homology-like domain, family B, PHLPPL NM_015020 PH domain and leucine rich repeat protein PHTF2 NM_020432 putative homeodomain transcription factor 2 PHYHIP NM_014759 phytanoyl-CoA hydroxylase interacting protein PI15 NM_015886 protease inhibitor 15 preproprotein PIGK NM_005482 phosphatidylinositol glycan, class K precursor PIGM NM_145167 PIG-M mannosyltransferase PIGO NM_032634 phosphatidylinositol glycan, class O isoform 1 PIGX NM_017861 GPI-mannosyltransferase subunit PIK3CD NM_005026 phosphoinositide-3-kinase, catalytic, delta PIK3R1 NM_181504 phosphoinositide-3-kinase, regulatory subunit, PIK3R2 NM_005027 phosphoinositide-3-kinase, regulatory subunit 2 PIP3-E NM_015553 phosphoinositide-binding protein PIP3-E PIP5K1B NM_001031687 phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase, type PIP5K2C NM_024779 phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase, type PIP5K3 NM_001002881 phosphatidylinositol-3- PIPOX NM_016518 L-pipecolic acid oxidase PITPNA NM_006224 phosphatidylinositol transfer protein, alpha PITX1 NM_002653 paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 1 PIWIL2 NM_018068 piwi-like 2 PKD1 NM_000296 polycystin 1 isoform 2 precursor PKD2 NM_000297 polycystin 2 PKDREJ NM_006071 receptor for egg jelly-like protein precursor PKHD1 NM_138694 polyductin isoform 1 PKIA NM_006823 cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor alpha PKIG NM_007066 cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor gamma PKMYT1 NM_004203 protein kinase Myt1 isoform 1 PKNOX1 NM_004571 PBX/knotted 1 homeobox 1 isoform 1 PKP1 NM_000299 plakophilin 1 isoform 1b PLA2G6 NM_001004426 phospholipase A2, group VI isoform b PLAC1 NM_021796 placenta-specific 1 PLAC2 NM_153375 placenta-specific 2 PLAC4 NM_182832 placenta-specific 4 PLAG1 NM_002655 pleiomorphic adenoma gene 1 PLAGL2 NM_002657 pleiomorphic adenoma gene-like 2 PLAU NM_002658 urokinase plasminogen activator preproprotein PLAUR NM_001005376 plasminogen activator, urokinase receptor PLB1 NM_153021 phospholipase B1 PLCB1 NM_015192 phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C beta 1 PLCH1 NM_014996 phospholipase C-like 3 PLCXD3 NM_001005473 phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C, X PLD1 NM_002662 phospholipase D1, phophatidylcholine-specific PLDN NM_012388 Pallidin PLEKHA1 NM_001001974 pleckstrin homology domain containing, family A PLEKHA3 NM_019091 pleckstrin homology domain containing, family A PLEKHA6 NM_014935 phosphoinositol 3-phosphate-binding protein-3 PLEKHB2 NM_017958 pleckstrin homology domain containing, family B PLEKHF2 NM_024613 phafin 2 PLEKHG1 NM_001029884 pleckstrin homology domain containing, family G PLEKHG6 NM_018173 pleckstrin homology domain containing, family G PLEKHM1 NM_014798 pleckstrin homology domain containing, family M PLEKHQ1 NM_025201 PH domain-containing protein PLIN NM_002666 Perilipin PLS1 NM_002670 plastin 1 PLSCR3 NM_020360 phospholipid scramblase 3 PLSCR4 NM_020353 phospholipid scramblase 4 PLXDC1 NM_020405 plexin domain containing 1 precursor PLXNA1 NM_032242 plexin A1 PLXNA4B NM_181775 hypothetical protein LOC91584 PLXNC1 NM_005761 plexin C1 PMAIP1 NM_021127 phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein PNKD NM_015488 myofibrillogenesis regulator 1 isoform 1 PNPLA1 NM_173676 patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 1 PNPLA4 NM_004650 GS2 gene PODN NM_153703 Podocan POFUT1 NM_015352 protein O-fucosyltransferase 1 isoform 1 POLDIP2 NM_015584 DNA polymerase delta interacting protein 2 POLH NM_006502 polymerase (DNA directed), eta POLQ NM_199420 DNA polymerase theta POLR1E NM_022490 RNA polymerase I associated factor 53 POLR3A NM_007055 polymerase (RNA) III (DNA directed) polypeptide POLR3K NM_016310 DNA directed RNA polymerase III polypeptide K PON2 NM_000305 paraoxonase 2 isoform 1 POU3F2 NM_005604 POU domain, class 3, transcription factor 2 POU4F2 NM_004575 POU domain, class 4, transcription factor 2 POU6F1 NM_002702 POU domain, class 6, transcription factor 1 PPAPDC3 NM_032728 phosphatidic acid phosphatase type 2 domain PPARA NM_001001928 peroxisome proliferative activated receptor, PPARD NM_006238 peroxisome proliferative activated receptor, PPGB NM_000308 protective protein for beta-galactosidase PPM1A NM_177951 protein phosphatase 1A isoform 2 PPM1B NM_001033556 protein phosphatase 1B isoform 4 PPM1E NM_014906 protein phosphatase 1E PPM1K NM_152542 protein phosphatase 1K (PP2C domain containing) PPP1R12B NM_002481 protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) PPP1R13B NM_015316 protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) PPP1R14C NM_030949 protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) PPP1R15B NM_032833 protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 15B PPP1R1A NM_006741 protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) PPP1R3B NM_024607 protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) PPP1R3C NM_005398 protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) PPP2CA NM_002715 protein phosphatase 2, catalytic subunit, alpha PPP2R1B NM_002716 beta isoform of regulatory subunit A, protein PPP2R2A NM_002717 alpha isoform of regulatory subunit B55, protein PPP2R3A NM_002718 protein phosphatase 2, regulatory subunit B″, PPP3CA NM_000944 protein phosphatase 3 (formerly 2B), catalytic PPP3R1 NM_000945 protein phosphatase 3, regulatory subunit B, PPP6C NM_002721 protein phosphatase 6, catalytic subunit PPTC7 NM_139283 T-cell activation protein phosphatase 2C PQLC2 NM_017765 PQ loop repeat containing 2 PRAP1 NM_145202 proline-rich acidic protein 1 PRDM10 NM_020228 PR domain containing 10 isoform 1 PRDM12 NM_021619 PR domain containing 12 PRDM14 NM_024504 PR domain containing 14 PRDM2 NM_001007257 retinoblastoma protein-binding zinc finger PRELP NM_002725 proline arginine-rich end leucine-rich repeat PREPL NM_006036 prolyl endopeptidase-like PREX1 NM_020820 PREX1 protein PRH2 NM_005042 proline-rich protein HaeIII subfamily 2 PRIC285 NM_033405 PPAR-alpha interacting complex protein 285 PRICKLE2 NM_198859 prickle-like 2 PRKAB2 NM_005399 AMP-activated protein kinase beta 2 PRKACB NM_002731 cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit PRKAR1A NM_002734 cAMP-dependent protein kinase, regulatory PRKCH NM_006255 protein kinase C, eta PRKD3 NM_005813 protein kinase D3 PRKX NM_005044 protein kinase, X-linked PRKY NM_002760 protein kinase, Y-linked PRND NM_012409 prion-like protein doppel preproprotein PRNP NM_000311 prion protein preproprotein PRO0149 NM_014117 hypothetical protein LOC29035 PRO1853 NM_018607 hypothetical protein LOC55471 isoform 2 PROK1 NM_032414 prokineticin 1 PROSC NM_007198 proline synthetase co-transcribed homolog PRPF4 NM_004697 PRP4 pre-mRNA processing factor 4 homolog PRPF40B NM_001031698 Huntingtin interacting protein C isoform 1 PRPF4B NM_003913 serine/threonine-protein kinase PRP4K PRR11 NM_018304 hypothetical protein LOC55771 PRR5 NM_001017528 proline rich 5 (renal) isoform 2 PRRG1 NM_000950 proline rich Gla (G-carboxyglutamic acid) 1 PRRG4 NM_024081 proline rich Gla (G-carboxyglutamic acid) 4 PRRT3 NM_207351 hypothetical protein LOC285368 PRRX1 NM_006902 paired mesoderm homeobox 1 isoform pmx-1a PRSS35 NM_153362 protease, serine, 35 PSCD1 NM_004762 pleckstrin homology, Sec7 and coiled/coil PSD NM_002779 pleckstrin and Sec7 domain containing PSD3 NM_015310 ADP-ribosylation factor guanine nucleotide PSG3 NM_021016 pregnancy specific beta-1-glycoprotein 3 PSMC3IP NM_016556 TBP-1 interacting protein isoform 2 PSMD12 NM_002816 proteasome 26S non-ATPase subunit 12 isoform 1 PSMD5 NM_005047 proteasome 26S non-ATPase subunit 5 PSTPIP2 NM_024430 proline-serine-threonine phosphatase interacting PTAFR NM_000952 platelet-activating factor receptor PTDSS1 NM_014754 phosphatidylserine synthase 1 PTGDR NM_000953 prostaglandin D2 receptor PTGER3 NM_198718 prostaglandin E receptor 3, subtype EP3 isoform PTGER4 NM_000958 prostaglandin E receptor 4, subtype EP4 PTGFRN NM_020440 prostaglandin F2 receptor negative regulator PTGIS NM_000961 prostaglandin I2 (prostacyclin) synthase PTGS1 NM_000962 prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1 isoform 1 PTHLH NM_198965 parathyroid hormone-like hormone isoform 1 PTK2 NM_005607 PTK2 protein tyrosine kinase 2 isoform b PTK6 NM_005975 PTK6 protein tyrosine kinase 6 PTK9 NM_002822 twinfilin isoform 1 PTP4A1 NM_003463 protein tyrosine phosphatase type IVA, member 1 PTPDC1 NM_152422 protein tyrosine phosphatase domain containing 1 PTPN1 NM_002827 protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type PTPN12 NM_002835 protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type PTPN3 NM_002829 protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type PTPN4 NM_002830 protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type PTPNS1 NM_080792 protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type PTPRO NM_002848 receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase O PTPRT NM_007050 protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, T PTRF NM_012232 polymerase I and transcript release factor PURA NM_005859 purine-rich element binding protein A PURB NM_033224 purine-rich element binding protein B PVR NM_006505 poliovirus receptor PVRL2 NM_002856 poliovirus receptor-related 2 (herpesvirus entry PYGB NM_002862 brain glycogen phosphorylase QKI NM_206853 quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding isoform QPRT NM_014298 quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase QRSL1 NM_018292 glutaminyl-tRNA synthase R7BP NM_001029875 R7 binding protein RAB10 NM_016131 ras-related GTP-binding protein RAB10 RAB11A NM_004663 Ras-related protein Rab-11A RAB11FIP1 NM_001002233 Rab coupling protein isoform 2 RAB11FIP4 NM_032932 RAB11 family interacting protein 4 (class II) RAB11FIP5 NM_015470 RAB11 family interacting protein 5 (class I) RAB21 NM_014999 RAB21, member RAS oncogene family RAB22A NM_020673 RAS-related protein RAB-22A RAB23 NM_016277 Ras-related protein Rab-23 RAB27A NM_004580 Ras-related protein Rab-27A RAB28 NM_001017979 RAB28, member RAS oncogene family isoform 1 RAB30 NM_014488 RAB30, member RAS oncogene family RAB31 NM_006868 RAB31, member RAS oncogene family RAB35 NM_006861 RAB35, member RAS oncogene family RAB37 NM_001006638 RAB37, member RAS oncogene family isoform 2 RAB3B NM_002867 RAB3B, member RAS oncogene family RAB3IL1 NM_013401 RAB3A interacting protein (rabin3)-like 1 RAB43 NM_198490 RAB43 protein RAB5B NM_002868 RAB5B, member RAS oncogene family RAB7L1 NM_003929 RAB7, member RAS oncogene family-like 1 RAB8B NM_016530 RAB8B, member RAS oncogene family RABEP1 NM_004703 rabaptin, RAB GTPase binding effector protein 1 RABGAP1 NM_012197 RAB GTPase activating protein 1 RABL2A NM_013412 RAB, member of RAS oncogene family-like 2A RABL2B NM_001003789 RAB, member of RAS oncogene family-like 2B RABL5 NM_022777 RAB, member RAS oncogene family-like 5 RACGAP1 NM_013277 Rac GTPase activating protein 1 RAD1 NM_002853 RAD1 homolog isoform 1 RAD17 NM_002873 RAD17 homolog isoform 1 RAD18 NM_020165 postreplication repair protein hRAD18p RAD23B NM_002874 UV excision repair protein RAD23 homolog B RAD51 NM_002875 RAD51 homolog protein isoform 1 RAD52 NM_002879 RAD52 homolog isoform alpha RAG1AP1 NM_018845 stromal cell protein RAI16 NM_022749 retinoic acid induced 16 RAI17 NM_020338 retinoic acid induced 17 RALBP1 NM_006788 ralA binding protein 1 RALGPS1 NM_014636 Ral GEF with PH domain and SH3 binding motif 1 RALGPS2 NM_018037 Ral GEF with PH domain and SH3 binding motif 2 RAN NM_006325 ras-related nuclear protein RANBP5 NM_002271 RAN binding protein 5 RAP1A NM_001010935 RAP1A, member of RAS oncogene family RAP2B NM_002886 RAP2B, member of RAS oncogene family RAP2C NM_021183 RAP2C, member of RAS oncogene family RAPGEF1 NM_005312 guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 2 isoform a RAPGEF4 NM_007023 Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) 4 RAPGEFL1 NM_016339 Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor RAPH1 NM_213589 Ras association and pleckstrin homology domains Raptor NM_020761 Raptor RARB NM_000965 retinoic acid receptor, beta isoform 1 RASD1 NM_016084 RAS, dexamethasone-induced 1 RASGEF1A NM_145313 RasGEF domain family, member 1A RASL11B NM_023940 RAS-like family 11 member B RASL12 NM_016563 RAS-like, family 12 protein RASSF2 NM_014737 Ras association domain family 2 RASSF6 NM_177532 Ras association (RalGDS/AF-6) domain family 6 RASSF8 NM_007211 Ras association (RalGDS/AF-6) domain family 8 RAVER2 NM_018211 ribonucleoprotein, PTB-binding 2 RB1 NM_000321 retinoblastoma 1 RB1CC1 NM_014781 Rb1-inducible coiled coil protein 1 RBBP5 NM_005057 retinoblastoma binding protein 5 RBBP7 NM_002893 retinoblastoma binding protein 7 RBJ NM_016544 Ras-associated protein Rap1 RBL1 NM_002895 retinoblastoma-like protein 1 isoform a RBL2 NM_005611 retinoblastoma-like 2 (p130) RBM12 NM_006047 RNA binding motif protein 12 RBM12B NM_203390 hypothetical protein LOC389677 RBM13 NM_032509 RNA binding motif protein 13 RBM15B NM_013286 RNA binding motif protein 15B RBM7 NM_016090 RNA binding motif protein 7 RBPMS NM_006867 RNA-binding protein with multiple splicing RCCD1 NM_001017919 hypothetical protein LOC91433 RCOR2 NM_173587 REST corepressor 2 RECQL5 NM_001003715 RecQ protein-like 5 isoform 2 REEP1 NM_022912 receptor expression enhancing protein 1 REEP3 NM_001001330 receptor expression enhancing protein 3 REEP5 NM_005669 receptor accessory protein 5 REL NM_002908 v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene RERE NM_012102 atrophin-1 like protein RET NM_020975 ret proto-oncogene isoform a REXO1L1 NM_172239 exonuclease GOR RFC2 NM_002914 replication factor C 2 (40 kD) isoform 2 RFK NM_018339 riboflavin kinase RFX2 NM_000635 regulatory factor X2 isoform a RFX5 NM_000449 regulatory factor X, 5 RFXAP NM_000538 regulatory factor X-associated protein RG9MTD3 NM_144964 RNA (guanine-9-) methyltransferase domain RGL1 NM_015149 ral guanine nucleotide dissociation RGMA NM_020211 RGM domain family, member A RGMB NM_001012761 RGM domain family, member B isoform 1 precursor RGPD5 NM_005054 RANBP2-like and GRIP domain containing 5 isoform RGS3 NM_021106 regulator of G-protein signalling 3 isoform 2 RGS4 NM_005613 regulator of G-protein signaling 4 RGS5 NM_003617 regulator of G-protein signalling 5 RGS9BP NM_207391 RGS9 anchor protein RHBDL2 NM_017821 rhomboid-related protein 2 RHO NM_000539 Rhodopsin RHOA NM_001664 ras homolog gene family, member A RHOBTB1 NM_001032380 Rho-related BTB domain containing 1 RHOBTB3 NM_014899 rho-related BTB domain containing 3 RHOC NM_175744 ras homolog gene family, member C RHOT1 NM_001033566 ras homolog gene family, member T1 isoform 2 RHOV NM_133639 ras homolog gene family, member V RIC3 NM_024557 resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 3 RIMBP2 NM_015347 RIM-binding protein 2 RIMS4 NM_182970 regulating synaptic membrane exocytosis 4 RIOK3 NM_003831 sudD suppressor of bimD6 homolog isoform 1 RIPK5 NM_015375 receptor interacting protein kinase 5 isoform 1 RKHD1 NM_203304 ring finger and KH domain containing 1 RKHD2 NM_016626 ring finger and KH domain containing 2 RNASEL NM_021133 ribonuclease L RND3 NM_005168 ras homolog gene family, member E RNF11 NM_014372 ring finger protein 11 RNF12 NM_016120 ring finger protein 12 RNF125 NM_017831 ring finger protein 125 RNF128 NM_024539 ring finger protein 128 isoform 2 RNF141 NM_016422 ring finger protein 141 RNF144 NM_014746 ring finger protein 144 RNF149 NM_173647 ring finger protein 149 RNF157 NM_052916 ring finger protein 157 RNF170 NM_030954 ring finger protein 170 RNF180 NM_178532 ring finger protein 180 RNF19 NM_015435 ring finger protein 19 RNF2 NM_007212 ring finger protein 2 RNF24 NM_007219 ring finger protein 24 RNF31 NM_017999 ring finger protein 31 RNF38 NM_022781 ring finger protein 38 isoform 1 RNF4 NM_002938 ring finger protein 4 RNF6 NM_005977 ring finger protein 6 isoform 1 RNF8 NM_003958 ring finger protein 8 isoform 1 RNH1 NM_002939 ribonuclease/angiogenin inhibitor RNMT NM_003799 RNA (guanine-7-) methyltransferase RNMTL1 NM_018146 RNA methyltransferase like 1 RNPC1 NM_183425 RNA-binding region containing protein 1 isoform RNPS1 NM_006711 RNA-binding protein S1, serine-rich domain RNUXA NM_032177 RNA U, small nuclear RNA export adaptor ROCK2 NM_004850 Rho-associated, coiled-coil containing protein RORA NM_002943 RAR-related orphan receptor A isoform c RORC NM_001001523 RAR-related orphan receptor C isoform b RPA2 NM_002946 replication protein A2, 32 kDa RPIP8 NM_006695 RaP2 interacting protein 8 RPL13 NM_000977 ribosomal protein L13 RPL15 NM_002948 ribosomal protein L15 RPL32 NM_000994 ribosomal protein L32 RPL37 NM_000997 ribosomal protein L37 RPL37A NM_000998 ribosomal protein L37a RPL7L1 NM_198486 ribosomal protein L7-like 1 RPN1 NM_002950 ribophorin I precursor RPP14 NM_007042 ribonuclease P 14 kDa subunit RPRM NM_019845 reprimo, TP53 dependant G2 arrest mediator RPS23 NM_001025 ribosomal protein S23 RPS6KA1 NM_001006665 ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 90 kDa, polypeptide RPS6KA2 NM_001006932 ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 90 kDa, polypeptide RPS6KA3 NM_004586 ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 90 kDa, polypeptide RPS6KA4 NM_001006944 ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 90 kDa, polypeptide RPS6KA5 NM_004755 ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 90 kDa, polypeptide RRH NM_006583 Peropsin RRM2 NM_001034 ribonucleotide reductase M2 polypeptide RRN3 NM_018427 RRN3 RNA polymerase I transcription factor RSAD2 NM_080657 radical S-adenosyl methionine domain containing RSBN1 NM_018364 round spermatid basic protein 1 RSL1D1 NM_015659 ribosomal L1 domain containing 1 RSNL2 NM_024692 restin-like 2 RSPO2 NM_178565 R-spondin family, member 2 RSPO4 NM_001029871 R-spondin family, member 4 isoform 1 precursor RSU1 NM_012425 ras suppressor protein 1 isoform 1 RTF1 NM_015138 Paf1/RNA polymerase II complex component RTN2 NM_206902 reticulon 2 isoform D RTP1 NM_153708 receptor transporting protein 1 RTP4 NM_022147 28 kD interferon responsive protein RUNDC1 NM_173079 RUN domain containing 1 RUNDC2A NM_032167 RUN domain containing 2A RUNX1 NM_001001890 runt-related transcription factor 1 isoform b RUNX2 NM_001015051 runt-related transcription factor 2 isoform b RUNX3 NM_001031680 runt-related transcription factor 3 isoform 1 RXRG NM_006917 retinoid X receptor, gamma isoform a S100A16 NM_080388 S100 calcium binding protein A16 S100A4 NM_002961 S100 calcium-binding protein A4 S100PBP NM_001017406 S100P binding protein Riken isoform b SACS NM_014363 Sacsin SAMD10 NM_080621 sterile alpha motif domain containing 10 SAMD12 NM_207506 sterile alpha motif domain containing 12 SAMD8 NM_144660 sterile alpha motif domain containing 8 SAMD9L NM_152703 sterile alpha motif domain containing 9-like SAPS1 NM_014931 hypothetical protein LOC22870 SAPS2 NM_014678 hypothetical protein LOC9701 SAPS3 NM_018312 SAPS domain family, member 3 SAR1B NM_001033503 SAR1a gene homolog 2 SART1 NM_005146 squamous cell carcinoma antigen recognized by T SASH1 NM_015278 SAM and SH3 domain containing 1 SATB2 NM_015265 SATB family member 2 SATL1 NM_001012980 spermidine/spermine N1-acetyl transferase-like SBK1 NM_001024401 SH3-binding domain kinase 1 SC4MOL NM_001017369 sterol-C4-methyl oxidase-like isoform 2 SCAMP1 NM_052822 secretory carrier membrane protein 1 isoform 2 SCAMP2 NM_005697 secretory carrier membrane protein 2 SCAMP5 NM_138967 secretory carrier membrane protein 5 SCAND2 NM_022050 SCAN domain-containing protein 2 isoform 1 SCARA5 NM_173833 hypothetical protein LOC286133 SCC-112 NM_015200 SCC-112 protein SCCPDH NM_016002 saccharopine dehydrogenase (putative) SCIN NM_033128 Scinderin SCMH1 NM_001031694 sex comb on midleg homolog 1 isoform 1 SCML2 NM_006089 sex comb on midleg-like 2 SCN11A NM_014139 sodium channel, voltage-gated, type XI, alpha SCN2B NM_004588 sodium channel, voltage-gated, type II, beta SCN3A NM_006922 sodium channel, voltage-gated, type III, alpha SCRN3 NM_024583 secernin 3 SCRT2 NM_033129 scratch 2 protein SDC2 NM_002998 syndecan 2 precursor SDPR NM_004657 serum deprivation response protein SEC14L2 NM_012429 SEC14-like 2 SEC31L2 NM_198138 S. cerevisiae SEC31-like 2 isoform b SEL1L NM_005065 sel-1 suppressor of lin-12-like SELE NM_000450 selectin E precursor SELI NM_033505 selenoprotein I SELPLG NM_003006 selectin P ligand SEMA3E NM_012431 semaphorin 3E SEMA4B NM_020210 semaphorin 4B precursor SEMA4G NM_017893 semaphorin 4G SEMA5A NM_003966 semaphorin 5A SENP1 NM_014554 sentrin/SUMO-specific protease 1 SENP8 NM_145204 SUMO/sentrin specific protease family member 8 SEPT11 NM_018243 septin 11 SEPT2 NM_001008491 septin 2 SEPT6 NM_015129 septin 6 isoform B SERF1A NM_021967 small EDRK-rich factor 1A, telomeric SERF1B NM_022978 small EDRK-rich factor 1B, centromeric SERINC1 NM_020755 tumor differentially expressed 2 SERP1 NM_014445 stress-associated endoplasmic reticulum protein SERPINB8 NM_002640 serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade SERPINE1 NM_000602 plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 SERTAD2 NM_014755 SERTA domain containing 2 SESN1 NM_014454 sestrin 1 SESN2 NM_031459 sestrin 2 SET NM_003011 SET translocation (myeloid leukemia-associated) SETD2 NM_014159 huntingtin interacting protein B SETD4 NM_001007258 hypothetical protein LOC54093 isoform b SEZ6 NM_178860 seizure related 6 homolog SF4 NM_182812 splicing factor 4 isoform c SFMBT1 NM_001005158 Scm-like with four mbt domains 1 SFRP1 NM_003012 secreted frizzled-related protein 1 SFRP2 NM_003013 secreted frizzled-related protein 2 precursor SFRS14 NM_001017392 splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 14 SFRS2 NM_003016 splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 2 SFT2D2 NM_199344 SFT2 domain containing 2 SFXN2 NM_178858 sideroflexin 2 SFXN5 NM_144579 sideroflexin 5 SGCD NM_000337 delta-sarcoglycan isoform 1 SGK3 NM_001033578 serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 3 isoform SGPL1 NM_003901 sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase 1 SH2D3A NM_005490 SH2 domain containing 3A SH3BGRL2 NM_031469 SH3 domain binding glutamic acid-rich protein SH3BP5 NM_001018009 SH3-domain binding protein 5 (BTK-associated) SH3GL3 NM_003027 SH3-domain GRB2-like 3 SH3PX3 NM_153271 SH3 and PX domain containing 3 SH3PXD2A NM_014631 SH3 multiple domains 1 SH3RF2 NM_152550 SH3 domain containing ring finger 2 SHANK2 NM_012309 SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 2 SHCBP1 NM_024745 SHC SH2-domain binding protein 1 SHE NM_001010846 Src homology 2 domain containing E SHF NM_138356 hypothetical protein LOC90525 SHMT2 NM_005412 serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 SHOC2 NM_007373 soc-2 suppressor of clear homolog SIAE NM_170601 cytosolic sialic acid 9-O-acetylesterase SIDT1 NM_017699 SID1 transmembrane family, member 1 SIGLEC10 NM_033130 sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 10 SIGLEC11 NM_052884 sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 11 SIKE NM_025073 suppressor of IKK epsilon SIM2 NM_009586 single-minded homolog 2 short isoform SIN3B NM_015260 SIN3 homolog B, transcription regulator SIPA1L3 NM_015073 signal-induced proliferation-associated 1 like SIRT3 NM_001017524 sirtuin 3 isoform b SIRT7 NM_016538 sirtuin 7 SKI NM_003036 v-ski sarcoma viral oncogene homolog SLAMF7 NM_021181 SLAM family member 7 SLC11A1 NM_000578 solute carrier family 11 (proton-coupled SLC12A7 NM_006598 solute carrier family 12 (potassium/chloride SLC13A1 NM_022444 solute carrier family 13 (sodium/sulfate SLC14A1 NM_015865 RACH1 SLC14A2 NM_007163 solute carrier family 14 (urea transporter), SLC16A12 NM_213606 solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylic acid SLC16A14 NM_152527 solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylic acid SLC16A2 NM_006517 solute carrier family 16, member 2 SLC16A7 NM_004731 solute carrier family 16, member 7 SLC16A9 NM_194298 solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylic acid SLC17A5 NM_012434 solute carrier family 17 (anion/sugar SLC17A7 NM_020309 solute carrier family 17, member 7 SLC17A8 NM_139319 solute carrier family 17 (sodium-dependent SLC19A3 NM_025243 solute carrier family 19, member 3 SLC1A2 NM_004171 solute carrier family 1, member 2 SLC1A4 NM_003038 solute carrier family 1, member 4 SLC22A15 NM_018420 solute carrier family 22 (organic cation SLC22A2 NM_003058 solute carrier family 22 member 2 isoform a SLC22A3 NM_021977 solute carrier family 22 member 3 SLC22A5 NM_003060 solute carrier family 22 member 5 SLC23A3 NM_144712 solute carrier family 23 (nucleobase SLC24A3 NM_020689 solute carrier family 24 SLC24A4 NM_153646 solute carrier family 24 member 4 isoform 1 SLC25A10 NM_012140 solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; SLC25A13 NM_014251 solute carrier family 25, member 13 (citrin) SLC25A24 NM_013386 solute carrier family 25 member 24 isoform 1 SLC25A27 NM_004277 solute carrier family 25, member 27 SLC25A34 NM_207348 solute carrier family 25, member 34 SLC26A4 NM_000441 Pendrin SLC26A7 NM_052832 solute carrier family 26, member 7 isoform a SLC29A2 NM_001532 solute carrier family 29 (nucleoside SLC2A11 NM_030807 glucose transporter protein 10 isoform a SLC2A2 NM_000340 solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose SLC2A3 NM_006931 solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose SLC2A4 NM_001042 glucose transporter 4 SLC2A4RG NM_020062 SLC2A4 regulator SLC2A5 NM_003039 solute carrier family 2 (facilitated SLC2A6 NM_017585 solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose SLC30A10 NM_001004433 solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), SLC30A3 NM_003459 solute carrier family 30 (zinc transporter), SLC30A7 NM_133496 zinc transporter like 2 SLC31A1 NM_001859 solute carrier family 31 (copper transporters), SLC35A5 NM_017945 solute carrier family 35, member A5 SLC35B4 NM_032826 solute carrier family 35, member B4 SLC35E1 NM_024881 solute carrier family 35, member E1 SLC35E3 NM_018656 solute carrier family 35, member E2 SLC35F3 NM_173508 solute carrier family 35, member F3 SLC35F5 NM_025181 solute carrier family 35, member F5 SLC36A1 NM_078483 solute carrier family 36 member 1 SLC36A2 NM_181776 solute carrier family 36 (proton/amino acid SLC37A4 NM_001467 solute carrier family 37 (glycerol-6-phosphate SLC40A1 NM_014585 solute carrier family 40 (iron-regulated SLC41A1 NM_173854 solute carrier family 41 member 1 SLC44A4 NM_025257 NG22 protein isoform 1 SLC45A2 NM_001012509 membrane-associated transporter protein isoform SLC4A7 NM_003615 solute carrier family 4, sodium bicarbonate SLC5A12 NM_178498 solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose SLC5A7 NM_021815 solute carrier family 5 (choline transporter), SLC6A8 NM_005629 solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter SLC6A9 NM_001024845 solute carrier family 6 member 9 isoform 3 SLC7A11 NM_014331 solute carrier family 7, (cationic amino acid SLC7A2 NM_001008539 solute carrier family 7, member 2 isoform 1 SLC7A6 NM_003983 solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid SLC9A2 NM_003048 solute carrier family 9 (sodium/hydrogen SLC9A3R1 NM_004252 solute carrier family 9 (sodium/hydrogen SLC9A6 NM_006359 solute carrier family 9 (sodium/hydrogen SLC9A8 NM_015266 Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 8 SLC9A9 NM_173653 solute carrier family 9 (sodium/hydrogen SLCO1C1 NM_017435 solute carrier organic anion transporter family, SLCO4C1 NM_180991 solute carrier organic anion transporter family, SLD5 NM_032336 SLD5 SLITRK2 NM_032539 SLIT and NTRK-like family, member 2 SLITRK3 NM_014926 slit and trk like 3 protein SLK NM_014720 serine/threonine kinase 2 SLTM NM_001013843 modulator of estrogen induced transcription SMA4 NM_021652 SMA4 SMA5 NM_021036 SMA5 SMAD1 NM_001003688 Sma- and Mad-related protein 1 SMAD2 NM_001003652 Sma- and Mad-related protein 2 SMAD5 NM_001001419 SMAD, mothers against DPP homolog 5 SMAD6 NM_005585 MAD, mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 6 SMAD7 NM_005904 MAD, mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7 SMC1L1 NM_006306 SMC1 structural maintenance of chromosomes SMC1L2 NM_148674 SMC1 structural maintenance of chromosomes SMC4L1 NM_001002799 SMC4 structural maintenance of chromosomes SMEK2 NM_020463 hypothetical protein LOC57223 SMG1 NM_015092 PI-3-kinase-related kinase SMG-1 SMOC1 NM_022137 secreted modular calcium-binding protein 1 SMOC2 NM_022138 secreted modular calcium-binding protein 2 SMYD1 NM_198274 SET and MYND domain containing 1 SMYD4 NM_052928 SET and MYND domain containing 4 SNAP23 NM_003825 synaptosomal-associated protein 23 isoform SNAPC4 NM_003086 small nuclear RNA activating complex, SNF1LK NM_173354 SNF1-like kinase SNPH NM_014723 Syntaphilin SNRK NM_017719 SNF related kinase SNRPD3 NM_004175 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide D3 SNX11 NM_013323 sorting nexin 11 SNX16 NM_022133 sorting nexin 16 isoform a SNX19 NM_014758 sorting nexin 19 SNX22 NM_024798 sorting nexin 22 SNX27 NM_030918 sorting nexin family member 27 SNX9 NM_016224 sorting nexin 9 SOCS6 NM_004232 suppressor of cytokine signaling 6 SOD2 NM_000636 manganese superoxide dismutase isoform A SOLH NM_005632 small optic lobes SORBS2 NM_003603 sorbin and SH3 domain containing 2 isoform 1 SORL1 NM_003105 sortilin-related receptor containing LDLR class SORT1 NM_002959 sortilin 1 preproprotein SOX1 NM_005986 SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 1 SOX12 NM_006943 SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 12 SOX4 NM_003107 SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 4 SOX7 NM_031439 SRY-box 7 SP140 NM_007237 SP140 nuclear body protein isoform 1 SP4 NM_003112 Sp4 transcription factor SP6 NM_199262 Sp6 transcription factor SP8 NM_182700 Sp8 transcription factor isoform 1 SPACA1 NM_030960 sperm acrosome associated 1 SPACA4 NM_133498 sperm acrosomal membrane protein 14 SPARC NM_003118 secreted protein, acidic, cysteine-rich SPATA13 NM_153023 spermatogenesis associated 13 SPATA3 NM_139073 testis and spermatogenesis cell apoptosis SPATS2 NM_023071 spermatogenesis associated, serine-rich 2 SPBC24 NM_182513 spindle pole body component 24 homolog SPECC1 NM_001033553 spectrin domain with coiled-coils 1 NSP5b3b SPFH1 NM_006459 SPFH domain family, member 1 SPFH2 NM_007175 SPFH domain family, member 2 isoform 1 SPG20 NM_015087 Spartin SPIRE2 NM_032451 spire homolog 2 SPN NM_001030288 Sialophorin SPOCK1 NM_004598 sparc/osteonectin, cwcv and kazal-like domains SPOCK2 NM_014767 sparc/osteonectin, cwcv and kazal-like domains SPRN NM_001012508 shadow of prion protein SPRR2B NM_001017418 small proline-rich protein 2B SPRR2E NM_001024209 small proline-rich protein 2E SPRR2F NM_001014450 small proline-rich protein 2F SPRY4 NM_030964 sprouty homolog 4 SPSB4 NM_080862 SPRY domain-containing SOCS box protein SSB-4 SPTBN4 NM_020971 spectrin, beta, non-erythrocytic 4 isoform 1 SPTLC1 NM_178324 serine palmitoyltransferase subunit 1 isoform b SPTLC2 NM_004863 serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base SPTY2D1 NM_194285 hypothetical protein LOC144108 SQSTM1 NM_003900 sequestosome 1 SRD5A2L2 NM_001010874 steroid 5 alpha-reductase 2-like 2 SRGAP3 NM_001033116 SLIT-ROBO Rho GTPase activating protein 3 SRI NM_003130 sorcin isoform a SRP72 NM_006947 signal recognition particle 72 kDa SRPK1 NM_003137 SFRS protein kinase 1 SRPK2 NM_182691 SFRS protein kinase 2 isoform b SRXN1 NM_080725 sulfiredoxin 1 homolog SS18L1 NM_015558 SS18-like protein 1 SSBP3 NM_001009955 single stranded DNA binding protein 3 isoform c SSFA2 NM_006751 sperm specific antigen 2 SSH2 NM_033389 slingshot 2 SSPN NM_005086 Sarcospan SSR3 NM_007107 signal sequence receptor gamma subunit SSTR2 NM_001050 somatostatin receptor 2 SSX2IP NM_014021 synovial sarcoma, X breakpoint 2 interacting ST3GAL1 NM_003033 sialyltransferase 4A ST6GAL1 NM_003032 sialyltransferase 1 isoform a ST6GALNAC3 NM_152996 ST6 ST6GALNAC6 NM_013443 ST6 ST8SIA2 NM_006011 ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide ST8SIA4 NM_005668 ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide STAC NM_003149 SH3 and cysteine rich domain STAC2 NM_198993 SH3 and cysteine rich domain 2 STAM2 NM_005843 signal transducing adaptor molecule 2 STAR NM_000349 steroidogenic acute regulator isoform 1 STARD8 NM_014725 START domain containing 8 STAT1 NM_007315 signal transducer and activator of transcription STAT3 NM_003150 signal transducer and activator of transcription STAT5B NM_012448 signal transducer and activator of transcription STC1 NM_003155 stanniocalcin 1 precursor STIM1 NM_003156 stromal interaction molecule 1 precursor STIM2 NM_020860 stromal interaction molecule 2 STK11 NM_000455 serine/threonine protein kinase 11 STK11IP NM_052902 LKB1 interacting protein STK17B NM_004226 serine/threonine kinase 17b STK33 NM_030906 serine/threonine kinase 33 STK38 NM_007271 serine/threonine kinase 38 STK4 NM_006282 serine/threonine kinase 4 STOM NM_004099 stomatin isoform a STRBP NM_018387 spermatid perinuclear RNA-binding protein STRN3 NM_014574 nuclear autoantigen STS-1 NM_032873 Cbl-interacting protein Sts-1 STX6 NM_005819 syntaxin 6 STYX NM_145251 serine/threonine/tyrosine interacting protein SUDS3 NM_022491 suppressor of defective silencing 3 SUHW2 NM_080764 suppressor of hairy wing homolog 2 SUHW3 NM_017666 suppressor of hairy wing homolog 3 SUHW4 NM_001002843 suppressor of hairy wing homolog 4 isoform 2 SULF1 NM_015170 sulfatase 1 SULT2A1 NM_003167 sulfotransferase family, cytosolic, 2A, SUMF1 NM_182760 sulfatase modifying factor 1 SUPT7L NM_014860 SPTF-associated factor 65 gamma SUSD1 NM_022486 sushi domain containing 1 SUV39H2 NM_024670 suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 2 SUV420H1 NM_017635 suppressor of variegation 4-20 homolog 1 isoform SVH NM_031905 SVH protein SWAP70 NM_015055 SWAP-70 protein SYAP1 NM_032796 SYAP1 protein SYNE1 NM_015293 nesprin 1 isoform beta SYNE2 NM_015180 spectrin repeat containing, nuclear envelope 2 SYNGR2 NM_004710 synaptogyrin 2 SYNJ2BP NM_018373 synaptojanin 2 binding protein SYNPO2 NM_133477 synaptopodin 2 SYNPO2L NM_024875 synaptopodin 2-like SYT10 NM_198992 synaptotagmin 10 SYT13 NM_020826 synaptotagmin XIII SYT15 NM_031912 synaptotagmin XV isoform a SYT7 NM_004200 synaptotagmin VII SYTL4 NM_080737 synaptotagmin-like 4 (granuphilin-a) TACC1 NM_006283 transforming, acidic coiled-coil containing TAF7 NM_005642 TATA box-binding protein-associated factor 2F TAF9B NM_015975 transcription associated factor 9B TAGAP NM_054114 T-cell activation Rho GTPase-activating protein TAIP-2 NM_024969 TGF-beta induced apoptosis protein 2 TAL1 NM_003189 T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 1 TANC1 NM_033394 TPR domain, ankyrin-repeat and TAOK2 NM_016151 TAO kinase 2 isoform 2 TAOK3 NM_016281 TAO kinase 3 TAPBP NM_172208 tapasin isoform 2 precursor TAT NM_000353 tyrosine aminotransferase TAX1BP1 NM_006024 Tax1 (human T-cell leukemia virus type I) TBC1D1 NM_015173 TBC1 (tre-2/USP6, BUB2, cdc16) domain family, TBC1D10C NM_198517 TBC1 domain family, member 10C TBC1D15 NM_022771 TBC1 domain family, member 15 TBC1D17 NM_024682 TBC1 domain family, member 17 TBC1D2 NM_018421 TBC1 domain family, member 2 TBC1D4 NM_014832 TBC1 domain family, member 4 TBC1D8 NM_007063 TBC1 domain family, member 8 TBC1D9 NM_015130 hypothetical protein LOC23158 TBL1X NM_005647 transducin beta-like 1X TBRG1 NM_032811 transforming growth factor beta regulator 1 TBX19 NM_005149 T-box 19 TBX3 NM_005996 T-box 3 protein isoform 1 TCEAL7 NM_152278 hypothetical protein LOC56849 TCEB3 NM_003198 elongin A TCF21 NM_003206 transcription factor 21 TCF7 NM_003202 transcription factor 7 (T-cell specific, TCF7L1 NM_031283 HMG-box transcription factor TCF-3 TCL6 NM_014418 T-cell leukemia/lymphoma 6 isoform TCL6a2 TCN2 NM_000355 transcobalamin II precursor TCOF1 NM_001008657 Treacher Collins-Franceschetti syndrome 1 TCTA NM_022171 T-cell leukemia translocation altered gene TCTEX1D1 NM_152665 hypothetical protein LOC200132 TDRD1 NM_198795 tudor domain containing 1 TEGT NM_003217 testis enhanced gene transcript (BAX inhibitor TEK NM_000459 TEK tyrosine kinase, endothelial precursor TEP1 NM_007110 telomerase-associated protein 1 TESC NM_017899 Tescalcin TEX14 NM_031272 testis expressed sequence 14 isoform b TEX15 NM_031271 testis expressed sequence 15 TEX261 NM_144582 testis expressed sequence 261 TFEC NM_001018058 transcription factor EC isoform b TGFB1I1 NM_015927 androgen receptor coactivator ARA55 TGFB2 NM_003238 transforming growth factor, beta 2 TGFBI NM_000358 transforming growth factor, beta-induced, 68 kDa TGFBR2 NM_001024847 TGF-beta type II receptor isoform A precursor TGM2 NM_198951 transglutaminase 2 isoform b TGM3 NM_003245 transglutaminase 3 precursor TGOLN2 NM_006464 trans-golgi network protein 2 THADA NM_198554 thyroid adenoma associated isoform 2 THAP2 NM_031435 THAP domain containing, apoptosis associated THAP6 NM_144721 THAP domain containing 6 THBD NM_000361 thrombomodulin precursor THBS2 NM_003247 thrombospondin 2 precursor THEDC1 NM_018324 thioesterase domain containing 1 isoform 1 THEM4 NM_053055 thioesterase superfamily member 4 isoform a THEM5 NM_182578 thioesterase superfamily member 5 THEX1 NM_153332 histone mRNA 3′ end-specific exonuclease THRA NM_199334 thyroid hormone receptor, alpha isoform 1 THSD3 NM_182509 thrombospondin, type I domain containing 3 THUMPD1 NM_017736 THUMP domain containing 1 TIFA NM_052864 TRAF-interacting protein with a TIMM10 NM_012456 translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 10 TIMM17A NM_006335 translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 17 TIMM44 NM_006351 translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 44 TIMM50 NM_001001563 translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 50 TIMP2 NM_003255 tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 TIMP3 NM_000362 tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 TIPARP NM_015508 TCDD-inducible poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase TJP1 NM_003257 tight junction protein 1 isoform a TLE4 NM_007005 transducin-like enhancer protein 4 TLL1 NM_012464 tolloid-like 1 TLOC1 NM_003262 translocation protein 1 TLR7 NM_016562 toll-like receptor 7 TM2D2 NM_001024380 TM2 domain containing 2 isoform b TMBIM4 NM_016056 transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif containing 4 TMC7 NM_024847 transmembrane channel-like 7 TMCC1 NM_001017395 transmembrane and coiled-coil domains 1 isoform TMCC3 NM_020698 transmembrane and coiled-coil domains 3 TMED5 NM_016040 transmembrane emp24 protein transport domain TMEM1 NM_001001723 transmembrane protein 1 isoform b TMEM105 NM_178520 hypothetical protein LOC284186 TMEM113 NM_025222 hypothetical protein PRO2730 TMEM123 NM_052932 pro-oncosis receptor inducing membrane injury TMEM127 NM_017849 hypothetical protein LOC55654 TMEM130 NM_152913 hypothetical protein LOC222865 TMEM133 NM_032021 hypothetical protein LOC83935 TMEM135 NM_022918 hypothetical protein LOC65084 TMEM138 NM_016464 hypothetical protein LOC51524 TMEM16E NM_213599 transmembrane protein 16E TMEM16F NM_001025356 transmembrane protein 16F TMEM17 NM_198276 transmembrane protein 17 TMEM18 NM_152834 transmembrane protein 18 TMEM23 NM_147156 phosphatidylcholine:ceramide TMEM25 NM_032780 transmembrane protein 25 TMEM26 NM_178505 transmembrane protein 26 TMEM28 NM_015686 transmembrane protein 28 TMEM30A NM_018247 transmembrane protein 30A TMEM38A NM_024074 transmembrane protein 38A TMEM40 NM_018306 transmembrane protein 40 TMEM41A NM_080652 transmembrane protein 41A TMEM45B NM_138788 transmembrane protein 45B TMEM50B NM_006134 transmembrane protein 50B TMEM56 NM_152487 transmembrane protein 56 TMEM64 NM_001008495 transmembrane protein 64 TMEM71 NM_144649 hypothetical protein LOC137835 TMEM77 NM_178454 hypothetical protein LOC128338 TMEM80 NM_174940 hypothetical protein LOC283232 TMEM83 NM_152454 hypothetical protein LOC145978 TMOD1 NM_003275 tropomodulin 1 TMOD2 NM_014548 tropomodulin 2 (neuronal) TMPO NM_001032283 thymopoietin isoform beta TMPRSS11B NM_182502 transmembrane protease, serine 11B TMTC2 NM_152588 hypothetical protein LOC160335 TNFAIP1 NM_021137 tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein 1 TNFAIP3 NM_006290 tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein 3 TNFAIP8L1 NM_152362 tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein TNFAIP8L2 NM_024575 tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein TNFAIP8L3 NM_207381 tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein TNFRSF10A NM_003844 tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, TNFRSF10B NM_003842 tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, TNFRSF10D NM_003840 tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, TNFRSF17 NM_001192 tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, TNFRSF19 NM_148957 tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, TNFRSF1B NM_001066 tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 precursor TNFRSF21 NM_014452 tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, TNFSF11 NM_003701 tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily, member TNFSF14 NM_003807 tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily, member TNFSF15 NM_005118 tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, TNIP3 NM_024873 hypothetical protein LOC79931 TNK2 NM_001010938 tyrosine kinase, non-receptor, 2 isoform 2 TNKS1BP1 NM_033396 tankyrase 1-binding protein of 182 kDa TNKS2 NM_025235 tankyrase, TRF1-interacting ankyrin-related TNNI1 NM_003281 troponin I, skeletal, slow TNRC6A NM_014494 trinucleotide repeat containing 6A isoform 1 TNRC6B NM_001024843 trinucleotide repeat containing 6B isoform 2 TOLLIP NM_019009 toll interacting protein TOMM40L NM_032174 translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40 TOMM7 NM_019059 6.2 kd protein TOMM70A NM_014820 translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 70 TOP3A NM_004618 topoisomerase (DNA) III alpha TOPORS NM_005802 topoisomerase I binding, arginine/serine-rich TOR1B NM_014506 torsin family 1, member B (torsin B) TP53INP1 NM_033285 tumor protein p53 inducible nuclear protein 1 TP53INP2 NM_021202 tumor protein p53 inducible nuclear protein 2 TPD52 NM_001025252 tumor protein D52 isoform 1 TPK1 NM_022445 thiamin pyrophosphokinase 1 TPM4 NM_003290 tropomyosin 4 TRA16 NM_176880 TR4 orphan receptor associated protein TRA16 TRAK1 NM_014965 OGT(O-Glc-NAc transferase)-interacting protein TRAM1 NM_014294 translocating chain-associating membrane TRAM2 NM_012288 translocation-associated membrane protein 2 TRAPPC2 NM_001011658 trafficking protein particle complex 2 TRIAD3 NM_019011 TRIAD3 protein isoform c TRIAP1 NM_016399 p53-inducible cell-survival factor TRIB3 NM_021158 tribbles 3 TRIM10 NM_052828 tripartite motif-containing 10 isoform 2 TRIM2 NM_015271 tripartite motif-containing 2 TRIM22 NM_006074 tripartite motif-containing 22 TRIM26 NM_003449 tripartite motif-containing 26 TRIM3 NM_006458 tripartite motif-containing 3 TRIM31 NM_052816 tripartite motif protein 31 isoform beta TRIM32 NM_012210 TAT-interactive protein, 72-KD TRIM33 NM_015906 tripartite motif-containing 33 protein isoform TRIM36 NM_018700 tripartite motif-containing 36 isoform 1 TRIM37 NM_015294 tripartite motif-containing 37 protein TRIM4 NM_033017 tripartite motif protein TRIM4 isoform alpha TRIM55 NM_033058 ring finger protein 29 isoform 2 TRIM56 NM_030961 tripartite motif-containing 56 TRIM58 NM_015431 tripartite motif-containing 58 TRIM65 NM_173547 tripartite motif-containing 65 TRIM68 NM_018073 ring finger protein 137 TRIM7 NM_203293 tripartite motif-containing 7 isoform 1 TRIM8 NM_030912 tripartite motif-containing 8 TRIM9 NM_052978 tripartite motif protein 9 isoform 2 TRIP10 NM_004240 thyroid hormone receptor interactor 10 TRIP11 NM_004239 thyroid hormone receptor interactor 11 TRMU NM_001008568 tRNA 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridylate TRPA1 NM_007332 ankyrin-like protein 1 TRPC1 NM_003304 transient receptor potential cation channel, TRPC4 NM_016179 transient receptor potential 4 TRPM1 NM_002420 transient receptor potential cation channel, TRPM6 NM_017662 transient receptor potential cation channel, TRPS1 NM_014112 zinc finger transcription factor TRPS1 TRPV6 NM_018646 transient receptor potential cation channel, TRSPAP1 NM_017846 tRNA selenocysteine associated protein TRUB1 NM_139169 TruB pseudouridine (psi) synthase homolog 1 TSC22D2 NM_014779 TSC22 domain family 2 TSCOT NM_033051 thymic stromal co-transporter TSEN2 NM_025265 tRNA splicing endonuclease 2 homolog TSG101 NM_006292 tumor susceptibility gene 101 TSHZ3 NM_020856 zinc finger protein 537 TSNAX NM_005999 translin-associated factor X TSPAN14 NM_030927 tetraspanin 14 TSPAN17 NM_001006616 transmembrane 4 superfamily member 17 isoform c TSPAN4 NM_001025234 tetraspanin 4 isoform a TSPAN9 NM_006675 tetraspanin 9 TSPYL1 NM_003309 TSPY-like 1 TSR1 NM_018128 hypothetical protein LOC55720 TTF2 NM_003594 transcription termination factor, RNA polymerase TTL NM_153712 tubulin tyrosine ligase TTLL6 NM_173623 hypothetical protein LOC284076 TTN NM_003319 titin isoform N2-B TULP3 NM_003324 tubby like protein 3 TUSC2 NM_007275 tumor suppressor candidate 2 TWIST1 NM_000474 Twist TXLNA NM_175852 Taxilin TXNDC10 NM_019022 thioredoxin domain containing 10 TXNDC4 NM_015051 thioredoxin domain containing 4 (endoplasmic TXNIP NM_006472 thioredoxin interacting protein TXNL2 NM_006541 thioredoxin-like TYRP1 NM_000550 tyrosinase-related protein 1 UACA NM_001008224 uveal autoantigen with coiled-coil domains and UBAP1 NM_016525 ubiquitin associated protein 1 UBASH3A NM_001001895 ubiquitin associated and SH3 domain containing, UBC NM_021009 ubiquitin C UBE2B NM_003337 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2B UBE2G1 NM_003342 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2G 1 isoform 1 UBE2G2 NM_003343 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2G 2 isoform 1 UBE2J1 NM_016021 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2, J1 UBE2Q2 NM_173469 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2Q (putative) 2 UBE2W NM_001001481 hypothetical protein LOC55284 isoform 1 UBE3A NM_000462 ubiquitin protein ligase E3A isoform 2 UBE3C NM_014671 ubiquitin protein ligase E3C UBE4A NM_004788 ubiquitination factor E4A UBL4A NM_014235 ubiquitin-like 4 UBOX5 NM_014948 U-box domain containing 5 isoform a UBQLN1 NM_013438 ubiquilin 1 isoform 1 UBQLN4 NM_020131 ataxin-1 ubiquitin-like interacting protein UBXD4 NM_181713 UBX domain containing 4 UBXD8 NM_014613 UBX domain containing 8 UCP3 NM_003356 uncoupling protein 3 isoform UCP3L UEV3 NM_018314 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2-like UGDH NM_003359 UDP-glucose dehydrogenase UGP2 NM_001001521 UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2 isoform b ULK1 NM_003565 unc-51-like kinase 1 UNC5C NM_003728 unc5C UNC5CL NM_173561 unc-5 homolog C-like UNC93B1 NM_030930 unc-93 homolog B1 UNQ9370 NM_207447 hypothetical protein LOC400454 UPF3A NM_023011 UPF3 regulator of nonsense transcripts homolog A UPK1A NM_007000 uroplakin 1A UPK1B NM_006952 uroplakin 1B UPP1 NM_003364 uridine phosphorylase 1 UQCRB NM_006294 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase binding URB NM_199511 steroid-sensitive protein 1 URG4 NM_017920 hypothetical protein LOC55665 USP14 NM_005151 ubiquitin specific protease 14 isoform a USP25 NM_013396 ubiquitin specific protease 25 USP28 NM_020886 ubiquitin specific protease 28 USP3 NM_006537 ubiquitin specific protease 3 USP32 NM_032582 ubiquitin specific protease 32 USP33 NM_015017 ubiquitin specific protease 33 isoform 1 USP37 NM_020935 ubiquitin specific protease 37 USP46 NM_022832 ubiquitin specific protease 46 USP47 NM_017944 ubiquitin specific protease 47 USP49 NM_018561 ubiquitin specific protease 49 USP9Y NM_004654 ubiquitin specific protease 9, Y-linked UST NM_005715 uronyl-2-sulfotransferase UTP14C NM_021645 UTP14, U3 small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein, UXS1 NM_025076 UDP-glucuronate decarboxylase 1 VANGL1 NM_138959 vang-like 1 VAPA NM_003574 vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated VASP NM_001008736 vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein isoform 2 VAV2 NM_003371 vav 2 oncogene VAX1 NM_199131 ventral anterior homeobox 1 VCL NM_003373 vinculin isoform VCL VDAC1 NM_003374 voltage-dependent anion channel 1 VEGF NM_001025366 vascular endothelial growth factor isoform a VEZT NM_017599 transmembrane protein vezatin VGLL2 NM_153453 vestigial-like 2 isoform 2 VGLL3 NM_016206 colon carcinoma related protein VGLL4 NM_014667 vestigial like 4 VHL NM_000551 von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor isoform 1 VLDLR NM_001018056 very low density lipoprotein receptor isoform b VMP NM_080723 vesicular membrane protein p24 VPS13C NM_017684 vacuolar protein sorting 13C protein isoform 1A VPS13D NM_015378 vacuolar protein sorting 13D isoform 1 VPS24 NM_001005753 vacuolar protein sorting 24 isoform 2 VPS25 NM_032353 vacuolar protein sorting 25 VPS26A NM_004896 vacuolar protein sorting 26 homolog A isoform 1 VPS36 NM_016075 vacuolar protein sorting 36 VPS37C NM_017966 vacuolar protein sorting 37C VPS4B NM_004869 vacuolar protein sorting factor 4B VRK1 NM_003384 vaccinia related kinase 1 VSIG1 NM_182607 V-set and immunoglobulin domain containing 1 VSX1 NM_014588 visual system homeobox 1 protein isoform a WAC NM_016628 WW domain-containing adapter with a coiled-coil WASF2 NM_006990 WAS protein family, member 2 WASF3 NM_006646 WAS protein family, member 3 WASL NM_003941 Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome gene-like protein WBSCR1 NM_022170 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4H WBSCR22 NM_017528 Williams Beuren syndrome chromosome region 22 WDFY3 NM_014991 WD repeat and FYVE domain containing 3 isoform WDR1 NM_005112 WD repeat-containing protein 1 isoform 2 WDR17 NM_170710 WD repeat domain 17 isoform 1 WDR19 NM_025132 WD repeat domain 19 WDR21C NM_152418 hypothetical protein LOC138009 WDR23 NM_025230 WD repeat domain 23 isoform 1 WDR26 NM_025160 WD repeat domain 26 WDR32 NM_024345 WD repeat domain 32 WDR33 NM_001006623 WD repeat domain 33 isoform 3 WDR35 NM_001006657 WD repeat domain 35 isoform 1 WDR36 NM_139281 WD repeat domain 36 WDR37 NM_014023 WD repeat domain 37 WDR39 NM_004804 WD repeat domain 39 WDR4 NM_018669 WD repeat domain 4 protein WDR40B NM_178470 WD repeat domain 40B WDR42A NM_015726 H326 WDR48 NM_020839 WD repeat domain 48 WDR5B NM_019069 WD repeat domain 5B WDR73 NM_032856 WD repeat domain 73 WEE1 NM_003390 wee1 tyrosine kinase WFS1 NM_006005 Wolframin WHSC1 NM_007331 Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome candidate 1 protein WIG1 NM_022470 p53 target zinc finger protein isoform 1 WIRE NM_133264 WIRE protein WISP2 NM_003881 WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 2 WNK2 NM_006648 WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 2 WNK3 NM_001002838 WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 3 isoform 2 WNT5A NM_003392 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, WNT7B NM_058238 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, WSB2 NM_018639 WD SOCS-box protein 2 WT1 NM_000378 Wilms tumor 1 isoform A WWP2 NM_199423 WW domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase XCL1 NM_002995 chemokine (C motif) ligand 1 XCL2 NM_003175 chemokine (C motif) ligand 2 XKR5 NM_207411 XK-related protein 5a XKRX NM_212559 X Kell blood group precursor-related, X-linked XPO5 NM_020750 exportin 5 XRCC2 NM_005431 X-ray repair cross complementing protein 2 XRN1 NM_019001 5′-3′ exoribonuclease 1 XTP7 NM_138568 protein 7 transactivated by hepatitis B virus X YAF2 NM_001012424 YY1 associated factor 2 isoform b YARS2 NM_015936 tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 2 (mitochondrial) YES1 NM_005433 viral oncogene yes-1 homolog 1 YIPF5 NM_001024947 smooth muscle cell associated protein 5 YME1L1 NM_014263 YME1-like 1 isoform 3 YOD1 NM_018566 hypothetical protein LOC55432 YPEL1 NM_013313 yippee-like 1 YPEL2 NM_001005404 yippee-like 2 YPEL4 NM_145008 yippee-like 4 YTHDF3 NM_152758 YTH domain family, member 3 YWHAQ NM_006826 tyrosine 3/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase YWHAZ NM_003406 tyrosine 3/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase ZADH1 NM_152444 zinc binding alcohol dehydrogenase, domain ZADH2 NM_175907 zinc binding alcohol dehydrogenase, domain ZAK NM_133646 MLK-related kinase isoform 2 ZBED1 NM_004729 Ac-like transposable element ZBP1 NM_030776 tumor stroma and activated macrophage protein ZBTB24 NM_014797 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 24 ZBTB33 NM_006777 Kaiso ZBTB39 NM_014830 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 39 ZBTB4 NM_020899 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 4 ZBTB41 NM_194314 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 41 ZBTB5 NM_014872 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 5 ZBTB7A NM_015898 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 7A ZBTB9 NM_152735 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 9 ZC3H12B NM_001010888 hypothetical protein LOC340554 ZCCHC16 NM_001004308 hypothetical protein LOC340595 ZDHHC1 NM_013304 zinc finger, DHHC domain containing 1 ZDHHC23 NM_173570 zinc finger, DHHC domain containing 23 ZDHHC9 NM_001008222 zinc finger, DHHC domain containing 9 ZFP106 NM_022473 zinc finger protein 106 homolog ZFP161 NM_003409 zinc finger protein 161 homolog ZFP30 NM_014898 zinc finger protein 30 homolog ZFP42 NM_174900 zinc finger protein 42 ZFP90 NM_133458 zinc finger protein 90 homolog ZFP91 NM_053023 zinc finger protein 91 isoform 1 ZFP95 NM_014569 zinc finger protein 95 homolog ZFPM2 NM_012082 zinc finger protein, multitype 2 ZFYVE20 NM_022340 FYVE-finger-containing Rab5 effector protein ZFYVE21 NM_024071 zinc finger, FYVE domain containing 21 ZFYVE26 NM_015346 zinc finger, FYVE domain containing 26 ZFYVE9 NM_004799 zinc finger, FYVE domain containing 9 isoform 3 ZHX2 NM_014943 zinc fingers and homeoboxes 2 ZHX3 NM_015035 zinc fingers and homeoboxes 3 ZIC1 NM_003412 zinc finger protein of the cerebellum 1 ZIC4 NM_032153 zinc finger protein of the cerebellum 4 ZIM3 NM_052882 zinc finger, imprinted 3 ZKSCAN1 NM_003439 zinc finger protein 36 ZMYM6 NM_007167 zinc finger protein 258 ZNF114 NM_153608 zinc finger protein 114 ZNF134 NM_003435 zinc finger protein 134 ZNF136 NM_003437 zinc finger protein 136 (clone pHZ-20) ZNF137 NM_003438 zinc finger protein 137 (clone pHZ-30) ZNF14 NM_021030 zinc finger protein 14 ZNF140 NM_003440 zinc finger protein 140 (clone pHZ-39) ZNF148 NM_021964 zinc finger protein 148 (pHZ-52) ZNF155 NM_003445 zinc finger protein 155 ZNF160 NM_033288 zinc finger protein 160 ZNF161 NM_007146 zinc finger protein 161 ZNF177 NM_003451 zinc finger protein 177 ZNF180 NM_013256 zinc finger protein 180 (HHZ168) ZNF187 NM_001023560 zinc finger protein 187 ZNF192 NM_006298 zinc finger protein 192 ZNF195 NM_007152 zinc finger protein 195 ZNF197 NM_006991 zinc finger protein 197 isoform 1 ZNF2 NM_001017396 zinc finger protein 2 isoform b ZNF202 NM_003455 zinc finger protein 202 ZNF213 NM_004220 zinc finger protein 213 ZNF217 NM_006526 zinc finger protein 217 ZNF23 NM_145911 zinc finger protein 23 ZNF236 NM_007345 zinc finger protein 236 ZNF238 NM_006352 zinc finger protein 238 isoform 2 ZNF239 NM_005674 zinc finger protein 239 ZNF25 NM_145011 zinc finger protein 25 ZNF264 NM_003417 zinc finger protein 264 ZNF271 NM_006629 zinc finger protein 271 ZNF28 NM_006969 zinc finger protein 28 (KOX 24) ZNF282 NM_003575 zinc finger protein 282 ZNF295 NM_020727 zinc finger protein 295 ZNF304 NM_020657 zinc finger protein 304 ZNF307 NM_019110 zinc finger protein 307 ZNF31 NM_145238 zinc finger protein 31 ZNF320 NM_207333 zinc finger protein 320 ZNF329 NM_024620 zinc finger protein 329 ZNF331 NM_018555 zinc finger protein 331 ZNF333 NM_032433 zinc finger protein 333 ZNF336 NM_022482 zinc finger protein 336 ZNF337 NM_015655 zinc finger protein 337 ZNF33A NM_006974 zinc finger protein 33a ZNF346 NM_012279 zinc finger protein 346 ZNF347 NM_032584 zinc finger protein 347 ZNF367 NM_153695 zinc finger protein 367 ZNF385 NM_015481 zinc finger protein 385 ZNF394 NM_032164 zinc finger protein 99 ZNF398 NM_020781 zinc finger 398 isoform b ZNF417 NM_152475 zinc finger protein 417 ZNF43 NM_003423 zinc finger protein 43 (HTF6) ZNF430 NM_025189 zinc finger protein 430 ZNF431 NM_133473 zinc finger protein 431 ZNF440 NM_152357 zinc finger protein 440 ZNF445 NM_181489 zinc finger protein 445 ZNF452 NM_052923 zinc finger protein 452 ZNF454 NM_182594 zinc finger protein 454 ZNF468 NM_001008801 zinc finger protein ZNF468 isoform 2 ZNF473 NM_001006656 zinc finger protein 473 ZNF482 NM_006626 zinc finger protein 482 ZNF483 NM_001007169 zinc finger protein 483 isoform b ZNF490 NM_020714 zinc finger protein 490 ZNF498 NM_145115 zinc finger protein 498 ZNF500 NM_021646 zinc finger protein 500 ZNF502 NM_033210 zinc finger protein 502 ZNF510 NM_014930 zinc finger protein 510 ZNF512 NM_032434 zinc finger protein 512 ZNF514 NM_032788 zinc finger protein 514 ZNF518 NM_014803 zinc finger protein 518 ZNF526 NM_133444 zinc finger protein 526 ZNF528 NM_032423 zinc finger protein 528 ZNF532 NM_018181 zinc finger protein 532 ZNF536 NM_014717 zinc finger protein 536 ZNF542 NM_194319 zinc finger protein 542 ZNF546 NM_178544 zinc finger protein 546 ZNF549 NM_153263 zinc finger protein 549 ZNF551 NM_138347 zinc finger protein 551 ZNF554 NM_152303 zinc finger protein 554 ZNF556 NM_024967 zinc finger protein 556 ZNF561 NM_152289 zinc finger protein 561 ZNF562 NM_017656 zinc finger protein 562 ZNF565 NM_152477 zinc finger protein 565 ZNF566 NM_032838 zinc finger protein 566 ZNF577 NM_032679 zinc finger protein 577 ZNF585A NM_152655 zinc finger protein 585A ZNF587 NM_032828 zinc finger protein 587 ZNF588 NM_001013746 zinc finger protein 588 ZNF595 NM_182524 zinc finger protein 595 ZNF597 NM_152457 zinc finger protein 597 ZNF599 NM_001007247 zinc finger protein 599 isoform b ZNF600 NM_198457 zinc finger protein 600 ZNF620 NM_175888 zinc finger protein 620 ZNF621 NM_198484 zinc finger protein 621 ZNF623 NM_014789 zinc finger protein 623 ZNF627 NM_145295 zinc finger protein 627 ZNF651 NM_145166 zinc finger protein 651 ZNF652 NM_014897 zinc finger protein 652 ZNF655 NM_001009956 zinc finger protein 655 isoform e ZNF662 NM_207404 zinc finger protein 662 ZNF665 NM_024733 zinc finger protein 665 ZNF667 NM_022103 zinc finger protein 667 ZNF669 NM_024804 zinc finger protein 669 ZNF671 NM_024833 zinc finger protein 671 ZNF680 NM_178558 zinc finger protein 680 ZNF684 NM_152373 zinc finger protein 684 ZNF69 NM_021915 zinc finger protein 69 (Cos5) ZNF696 NM_030895 zinc finger protein 696 ZNF70 NM_021916 zinc finger protein 70 ZNF701 NM_018260 zinc finger protein 701 ZNF702 NM_024924 zinc finger protein 702 ZNF704 NM_001033723 zinc finger protein 704 ZNF708 NM_021269 zinc finger protein 15-like 1 (KOX 8) ZNF71 NM_021216 zinc finger protein 71 ZNF721 NM_133474 zinc finger protein 721 ZNF81 NM_007137 zinc finger protein 81 (HFZ20) ZNFN1A4 NM_022465 zinc finger protein, subfamily 1A, 4 ZNFX1 NM_021035 zinc finger, NFX1-type containing 1 ZSWIM3 NM_080752 zinc finger, SWIM domain containing 3 ZSWIM4 NM_023072 zinc finger, SWIM domain containing 4 ZXDB NM_007157 zinc finger, X-linked, duplicated B ZYG11A NM_001004339 hypothetical protein LOC440590 ZYG11B NM_024646 hypothetical protein LOC79699 ZZEF1 NM_015113 zinc finger, ZZ type with EF hand domain 1 ZZZ3 NM_015534 zinc finger, ZZ domain containing 3

TABLE 4 hsa-miR-20a targets that exhibited altered mRNA expression levels in human cancer cells after transfection with pre-miR hsa-miR-20a. RefSeq Gene Transcript ID Symbol (Pruitt et al., 2005) Description ABCA1 NM_005502 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A member 1 ANTXR1 NM_018153 tumor endothelial marker 8 isoform 3 precursor ARTS-1 NM_016442 type 1 tumor necrosis factor receptor shedding ATP6V0E NM_003945 ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal, V0 subunit ATP9A NM_006045 ATPase, Class II, type 9A BICD2 NM_001003800 bicaudal D homolog 2 isoform 1 BTG3 NM_006806 B-cell translocation gene 3 BTN3A2 NM_007047 butyrophilin, subfamily 3, member A2 precursor C19orf2 NM_003796 RPB5-mediating protein isoform a C21orf25 NM_199050 hypothetical protein LOC25966 C6orf120 NM_001029863 hypothetical protein LOC387263 CCND1 NM_053056 cyclin D1 CDC37L1 NM_017913 cell division cycle 37 homolog (S. CLIC4 NM_013943 chloride intracellular channel 4 COL4A1 NM_001845 alpha 1 type IV collagen preproprotein COL4A2 NM_001846 alpha 2 type IV collagen preproprotein CPM NM_001005502 carboxypeptidase M precursor CRIPT NM_014171 postsynaptic protein CRIPT CXCL5 NM_002994 chemokine (C—X—C motif) ligand 5 precursor DAZAP2 NM_014764 DAZ associated protein 2 DCBLD2 NM_080927 discoidin, CUB and LCCL domain containing 2 DDAH1 NM_012137 dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 DNAJB6 NM_005494 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily B, member 6 DNAJC15 NM_013238 DNAJ domain-containing EIF2C1 NM_012199 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2C, 1 EIF2S1 NM_004094 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, EREG NM_001432 epiregulin precursor F2RL1 NM_005242 coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 1 FAM18B NM_016078 hypothetical protein LOC51030 FJX1 NM_014344 four jointed box 1 FLJ31568 NM_152509 hypothetical protein LOC150244 FTS NM_001012398 fused toes homolog FYCO1 NM_024513 FYVE and coiled-coil domain containing 1 FZD7 NM_003507 frizzled 7 GATA6 NM_005257 GATA binding protein 6 GNS NM_002076 glucosamine (N-acetyl)-6-sulfatase precursor GOLPH2 NM_016548 golgi phosphoprotein 2 HCCS NM_005333 holocytochrome c synthase (cytochrome c HIC2 NM_015094 hypermethylated in cancer 2 HMGA2 NM_001015886 high mobility group AT-hook 2 isoform c HN1 NM_001002032 hematological and neurological expressed 1 IL11 NM_000641 interleukin 11 precursor IL8 NM_000584 interleukin 8 precursor KCNMA1 NM_001014797 large conductance calcium-activated potassium KIAA0494 NM_014774 hypothetical protein LOC9813 KLF10 NM_001032282 Kruppel-like factor 10 isoform b LEPROT NM_017526 leptin receptor gene-related protein LHFP NM_005780 lipoma HMGIC fusion partner LIMK1 NM_002314 LIM domain kinase 1 isoform 1 LRRC54 NM_015516 Tsukushi M6PR NM_002355 cation-dependent mannose-6-phosphate receptor MAP3K2 NM_006609 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase MGC11332 NM_032718 hypothetical protein LOC84804 MICA NM_000247 MHC class I chain-related gene A protein NAGK NM_017567 N-Acetylglucosamine kinase NPAS2 NM_002518 neuronal PAS domain protein 2 NPTX1 NM_002522 neuronal pentraxin I precursor NRP2 NM_018534 neuropilin 2 isoform 4 precursor NUPL1 NM_001008564 nucleoporin like 1 isoform b OSTM1 NM_014028 osteopetrosis associated transmembrane protein PDCD4 NM_014456 programmed cell death 4 isoform 1 PELI2 NM_021255 pellino 2 PFKP NM_002627 phosphofructokinase, platelet PLAU NM_002658 urokinase plasminogen activator preproprotein PLCB1 NM_015192 phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C beta 1 PON2 NM_000305 paraoxonase 2 isoform 1 PTHLH NM_198965 parathyroid hormone-like hormone isoform 1 QKI NM_206853 quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding isoform RAB22A NM_020673 RAS-related protein RAB-22A RHOC NM_175744 ras homolog gene family, member C RNH1 NM_002939 ribonuclease/angiogenin inhibitor RRM2 NM_001034 ribonucleotide reductase M2 polypeptide SERPINE1 NM_000602 plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 SESN1 NM_014454 sestrin 1 SGPL1 NM_003901 sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase 1 SLC1A4 NM_003038 solute carrier family 1, member 4 SLC2A3 NM_006931 solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose SNAP23 NM_003825 synaptosomal-associated protein 23 isoform SPARC NM_003118 secreted protein, acidic, cysteine-rich SPFH2 NM_007175 SPFH domain family, member 2 isoform 1 STC1 NM_003155 stanniocalcin 1 precursor SYNE1 NM_015293 nesprin 1 isoform beta TBC1D2 NM_018421 TBC1 domain family, member 2 TGFBR2 NM_001024847 TGF-beta type II receptor isoform A precursor TNFRSF10B NM_003842 tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, TXLNA NM_175852 Taxilin UEV3 NM_018314 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2-like USP46 NM_022832 ubiquitin specific protease 46 VANGL1 NM_138959 vang-like 1 VLDLR NM_001018056 very low density lipoprotein receptor isoform b WNT5A NM_003392 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, ZNF331 NM_018555 zinc finger protein 331

Certain embodiments of the invention include determining expression of one or more marker, gene, or nucleic acid segment representative of one or more genes, by using an amplification assay, a hybridization assay, or protein assay, a variety of which are well known to one of ordinary skill in the art. In certain aspects, an amplification assay can be a quantitative amplification assay, such as quantitative RT-PCR or the like. In still further aspects, a hybridization assay can include array hybridization assays or solution hybridization assays. The nucleic acids from a sample may be labeled from the sample and/or hybridizing the labeled nucleic acid to one or more nucleic acid probes. Nucleic acids, mRNA, and/or nucleic acid probes may be coupled to a support. Such supports are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art and include, but are not limited to glass, plastic, metal, or latex. In particular aspects of the invention, the support can be planar or in the form of a bead or other geometric shapes or configurations known in the art. Proteins are typically assayed by immunoblotting, chromatography, or mass spectrometry or other methods known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

The present invention also concerns kits containing compositions of the invention or compositions to implement methods of the invention. In some embodiments, kits can be used to evaluate one or more marker molecules, and/or express one or more miRNA. In certain embodiments, a kit contains, contains at least or contains at most 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 100, 150, 200 or more probes, recombinant nucleic acid, or synthetic nucleic acid molecules related to the markers to be assessed or an miRNA to be expressed or modulated, and may include any range or combination derivable therein. Kits may comprise components, which may be individually packaged or placed in a container, such as a tube, bottle, vial, syringe, or other suitable container means. Individual components may also be provided in a kit in concentrated amounts; in some embodiments, a component is provided individually in the same concentration as it would be in a solution with other components. Concentrations of components may be provided as 1×, 2×, 5×, 10×, or 20× or more. Kits for using probes, synthetic nucleic acids, recombinant nucleic acids, or non-synthetic nucleic acids of the invention for therapeutic, prognostic, or diagnostic applications are included as part of the invention. Specifically contemplated are any such molecules corresponding to any miRNA reported to influence biological activity or expression of one or more marker gene or gene pathway described herein. In certain aspects, negative and/or positive controls are included in some kit embodiments. The control molecules can be used to verify transfection efficiency and/or control for transfection-induced changes in cells.

Certain embodiments are directed to a kit for assessment of a pathological condition or the risk of developing a pathological condition in a patient by nucleic acid profiling of a sample comprising, in suitable container means, two or more nucleic acid hybridization or amplification reagents. The kit can comprise reagents for labeling nucleic acids in a sample and/or nucleic acid hybridization reagents. The hybridization reagents typically comprise hybridization probes. Amplification reagents include, but are not limited to amplification primers, reagents, and enzymes.

In some embodiments of the invention, an expression profile is generated by steps that include: (a) labeling nucleic acid in the sample; (b) hybridizing the nucleic acid to a number of probes, or amplifying a number of nucleic acids, and (c) determining and/or quantitating nucleic acid hybridization to the probes or detecting and quantitating amplification products, wherein an expression profile is generated. See U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/575,743 and the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/649,584, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/141,707 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/273,640, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

Methods of the invention involve diagnosing and/or assessing the prognosis of a patient based on an miRNA and/or a marker nucleic acid expression profile. In certain embodiments, the elevation or reduction in the level of expression of a particular gene or genetic pathway or set of nucleic acids in a cell is correlated with a disease state or pathological condition compared to the expression level of the same in a normal or non-pathologic cell or tissue sample. This correlation allows for diagnostic and/or prognostic methods to be carried out when the expression level of one or more nucleic acid is measured in a biological sample being assessed and then compared to the expression level of a normal or non-pathologic cell or tissue sample. It is specifically contemplated that expression profiles for patients, particularly those suspected of having or having a propensity for a particular disease or condition such as cancer, can be generated by evaluating any of or sets of the miRNAs and/or nucleic acids discussed in this application. The expression profile that is generated from the patient will be one that provides information regarding the particular disease or condition. In many embodiments, the profile is generated using nucleic acid hybridization or amplification, (e.g., array hybridization or RT-PCR). In certain aspects, an expression profile can be used in conjunction with other diagnostic and/or prognostic tests, such as histology, protein profiles in the serum and/or cytogenetic assessment.

The methods can further comprise one or more of the steps including: (a) obtaining a sample from the patient, (b) isolating nucleic acids from the sample, (c) labeling the nucleic acids isolated from the sample, and (d) hybridizing the labeled nucleic acids to one or more probes. Nucleic acids of the invention include one or more nucleic acid comprising at least one segment having a sequence or complementary sequence of to a nucleic acid representative of one or more of genes or markers in Table 1, 3, 4, and/or 5.

TABLE 5 Tumor associated mRNAs altered by hsa-miR-20a having prognostic or therapeutic value for the treatment of various malignancies. Gene Cellular Symbol Gene Title Process Cancer Type Reference ANG angiogenin angiogenesis BC, OC, M, PaC, UC, CeC (Barton et al., 1997; Montero et al., 1998; Hartmann et al., 1999; Miyake et al., 1999; Shimoyama et al., 1999; Bodner-Adler et al., 2001) CCND1 cyclin D1 Cell cycle MCL, BC, SCCHN, OepC, (Donnellan and Chetty, 1998) HCC, CRC, BldC, EC, OC, M, AC, GB, GC, PaC CCNG1 cyclin G1 Cell cycle OS, BC, PC (Skotzko et al., 1995; Reimer et al., 1999) CEBPD C/EBP delta transcription PC (Yang et al., 2001) EPHB2 EPH receptor Signal PC, GC, CRC, OC, G, BC (Huusko et al., 2004; Nakada et al., 2004; Wu et al., 2004a; Jubb et al., B2 transduction 2005; Davalos et al., 2007; Guo et al., 2006; Kokko et al., 2006; Wu et al., 2006b) EREG epiregulin Signal BldC, CRC, PaC, PC (Baba et al., 2000; Torring et al., 2000; Zhu et al., 2000; Thogersen et al., transduction 2001) ETS2 ETS-2 transcription CeC, PC, TC, CRC, ESCC (Simpson et al., 1997; Sementchenko et al., 1998; de Nigris et al., 2001; Ito et al., 2002; Li et al., 2003) FGFR3 FGF-R3 Signal BldC, CRC, CeC, MM (L'Hote and Knowles, 2005) transduction FGFR4 FGF-R4 Signal TC, BC, OC, PaC (Jaakkola et al., 1993; Shah et al., 2002; Ezzat et al., 2005) transduction FZD7 Frizzled-7 Signal OepC, GC, HCC (Tanaka et al., 1998; Kirikoshi et al., 2001; Merle et al., 2004) transduction ID4 inhibitor of transcription BC, GC, L (Chan et al., 2003; Yu et al., 2005; de Candia et al., 2006) DNA binding 4 IGFBP1 IGFBP-1 Signal BC, CRC (Firth and Baxter, 2002) transduction IL8 IL-8 Signal BC, CRC, PaC, NSCLC, PC, (Akiba et al., 2001; Sparmann and Bar-Sagi, 2004) transduction HCC JAK1 Janus kinase 1 Signal PC (Rossi et al., 2005) transduction JUN c-Jun transcription HL, HCC (Eferl et al., 2003; Weiss and Bohmann, 2004) LHFP lipoma transcription Li (Petit et al., 1999) HMGIC fusion partner LIMK1 LIM kinase 1 cell motility, BC, PC (Yoshioka et al., 2003) invasion P8 P8 transcription BC, TC, PaC (Ree et al., 1999; Su et al., 2001; Ito et al., 2005) PDGFRL PDGFR-like Signal CRC, NSCLC, HCC, PC (Fujiwara et al., 1995; Komiya et al., 1997) transduction PLCB1 PLC-beta1 Signal AML (Lo Vasco et al., 2004) transduction RARRES1 RAR migration, CRC, PC (Zhang et al., 2004; Wu et al., 2006a) responder 1 invasion RHOC RhoC cell motility, SCCHN, OepC, CRC, M, PC (Bellovin et al., 2006; Faried et al., 2006; Kleer et al., 2006; Ruth et al., invasion 2006; Yao et al., 2006) SKP2 SKP-2 proteasomal PaC, OC, BC, MFS, GB, EC, (Kamata et al., 2005; Saigusa et al., 2005; Shibahara et al., 2005; degradation NSCLC, PC Takanami, 2005; Einama et al., 2006; Huang et al., 2006; Sui et al., 2006; Traub et al., 2006) TGFBR2 TGF beta Signal BC, CRC (Markowitz, 2000; Lucke et al., 2001; Biswas et al., 2004) receptor type transduction II TNFRSF10B TRAIL-R2 Apoptosis NSCLC, SCCHN, GC, BC, (Adams et al., 2005) NHL VTN vitronectin Cell adhesion CRC, G, OC, M, BC (Tomasini-Johansson et al., 1994; Carreiras et al., 1996; Lee et al., 1998; Carreiras et al., 1999; Uhm et al., 1999; Aaboe et al., 2003) WNT5A Wnt-5a Signal NSCLC, BC, M, GC, NB (Saitoh et al., 2002; Blanc et al., 2005; Huang et al., 2005; Leris transduction et al., 2005) Abbreviations: AC, astrocytoma; AML, acute myelogenous leukemia; BC, breast carcinoma; BldC, bladder carcinoma; CeC, cervical carcinoma; CRC, colorectal carcinoma; EC, endometrial carcinoma; ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; G, glioma; GB, glioblastoma; GC, gastric carcinoma; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; L, leukemia; Li, lipoma; M, melanoma; MCL, mantle cell lymphoma; MFS, myxofibrosarcoma; MM, multiple myeloma; NB, neuroblastoma; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; NSCLC, non-small cell lung carcinoma; OC, ovarian carcinoma; OepC, oesophageal carcinoma; OS, osteosarcoma; PaC, pancreatic carcinoma; PC, prostate carcinoma; SCCHN, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck; TC, thyroid carcinoma; UC, urothelial carcinoma.

It is contemplated that any method or composition described herein can be implemented with respect to any other method or composition described herein and that different embodiments may be combined. It is specifically contemplated that any methods and compositions discussed herein with respect to miRNA molecules, miRNA, genes, and nucleic acids representative of genes may be implemented with respect to synthetic nucleic acids. In some embodiments the synthetic nucleic acid is exposed to the proper conditions to allow it to become a processed or mature nucleic acid, such as a miRNA under physiological circumstances. The claims originally filed are contemplated to cover claims that are multiply dependent on any filed claim or combination of filed claims.

Also, any embodiment of the invention involving specific genes (including representative fragments there of), mRNA, or miRNAs by name is contemplated also to cover embodiments involving miRNAs whose sequences are at least 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99% identical to the mature sequence of the specified miRNA.

It will be further understood that shorthand notations are employed such that a generic description of a gene or marker thereof, or of an miRNA refers to any of its gene family members (distinguished by a number) or representative fragments thereof, unless otherwise indicated. It is understood by those of skill in the art that a “gene family” refers to a group of genes having the same coding sequence or miRNA coding sequence. Typically, miRNA members of a gene family are identified by a number following the initial designation. For example, miR-16-1 and miR-16-2 are members of the miR-16 gene family and “mir-7” refers to miR-7-1, miR-7-2 and miR-7-3. Moreover, unless otherwise indicated, a shorthand notation refers to related miRNAs (distinguished by a letter). Exceptions to this shorthand notations will be otherwise identified.

Other embodiments of the invention are discussed throughout this application. Any embodiment discussed with respect to one aspect of the invention applies to other aspects of the invention as well and vice versa. The embodiments in the Example and Detailed Description section are understood to be embodiments of the invention that are applicable to all aspects of the invention.

The terms “inhibiting,” “reducing,” or “prevention,” or any variation of these terms, when used in the claims and/or the specification includes any measurable decrease or complete inhibition to achieve a desired result.

The use of the word “a” or “an” when used in conjunction with the term “comprising” in the claims and/or the specification may mean “one,” but it is also consistent with the meaning of “one or more,” “at least one,” and “one or more than one.”

Throughout this application, the term “about” is used to indicate that a value includes the standard deviation of error for the device or method being employed to determine the value.

The use of the term “or” in the claims is used to mean “and/or” unless explicitly indicated to refer to alternatives only or the alternatives are mutually exclusive, although the disclosure supports a definition that refers to only alternatives and “and/or.”

As used in this specification and claim(s), the words “comprising” (and any form of comprising, such as “comprise” and “comprises”), “having” (and any form of having, such as “have” and “has”), “including” (and any form of including, such as “includes” and “include”) or “containing” (and any form of containing, such as “contains” and “contain”) are inclusive or open-ended and do not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description and the specific examples, while indicating specific embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to compositions and methods relating to the identification and characterization of genes and biological pathways related to these genes as represented by the expression of the identified genes, as well as use of miRNAs related to such, for therapeutic, prognostic, and diagnostic applications, particularly those methods and compositions related to assessing and/or identifying pathological conditions directly or indirectly related to miR-20a expression or the aberrant expression thereof.

In certain aspects, the invention is directed to methods for the assessment, analysis, and/or therapy of a cell or subject where certain genes have a reduced or increased expression (relative to normal) as a result of an increased or decreased expression of any one or a combination of miR-20 family members. In certain instances the expression profile and/or response to miR-20 expression or inhibition may be indicative of a disease or pathological condition, e.g., cancer.

Prognostic assays featuring any one or combination of the miRNAs listed or the markers listed (including nucleic acids representative thereof) could be used to assess an patient to determine what if any treatment regimen is justified. As with the diagnostic assays mentioned above, the absolute values that define low expression will depend on the platform used to measure the miRNA(s). The same methods described for the diagnostic assays could be used for prognostic assays.

I. Therapeutic Methods

Embodiments of the invention concern nucleic acids that perform the activities of or inhibit endogenous miRNAs when introduced into cells. In certain aspects, nucleic acids are synthetic or non-synthetic miRNA. Sequence-specific miRNA inhibitors can be used to inhibit sequentially or in combination the activities of one or more endogenous miRNAs in cells, as well those genes and associated pathways modulated by the endogenous miRNA.

The present invention concerns, in some embodiments, short nucleic acid molecules that function as miRNAs or as inhibitors of miRNA in a cell. The term “short” refers to a length of a single polynucleotide that is 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 50, 100, or 150 nucleotides or fewer, including all integers or ranges derivable there between. The nucleic acid molecules are typically synthetic. The term “synthetic” refers to a nucleic acid molecule that is not produced naturally in a cell. In certain aspects the chemical structure deviates from a naturally-occurring nucleic acid molecule, such as an endogenous precursor miRNA or miRNA molecule. While in some embodiments, nucleic acids of the invention do not have an entire sequence that is identical to a sequence of a naturally-occurring nucleic acid, such molecules may encompass all or part of a naturally-occurring sequence. It is contemplated, however, that a synthetic nucleic acid administered to a cell may subsequently be modified or altered in the cell such that its structure or sequence is the same as non-synthetic or naturally occurring nucleic acid, such as a mature miRNA sequence. For example, a synthetic nucleic acid may have a sequence that differs from the sequence of a precursor miRNA, but that sequence may be altered once in a cell to be the same as an endogenous, processed miRNA. The term “isolated” means that the nucleic acid molecules of the invention are initially separated from different (in terms of sequence or structure) and unwanted nucleic acid molecules such that a population of isolated nucleic acids is at least about 90% homogenous, and may be at least about 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, or 100% homogenous with respect to other polynucleotide molecules. In many embodiments of the invention, a nucleic acid is isolated by virtue of it having been synthesized in vitro separate from endogenous nucleic acids in a cell. It will be understood, however, that isolated nucleic acids may be subsequently mixed or pooled together. In certain aspects, synthetic miRNA of the invention are RNA or RNA analogs. miRNA inhibitors may be DNA or RNA, or analogs thereof. miRNA and miRNA inhibitors of the invention are collectively referred to as “synthetic nucleic acids.”

In some embodiments, there is a miRNA or a synthetic miRNA having a length of between 17 and 130 residues. The present invention concerns miRNA or synthetic miRNA molecules that are, are at least, or are at most 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 140, 145, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200 or more residues in length, including any integer or any range there between.

In certain embodiments, synthetic miRNA have (a) an “miRNA region” whose sequence or binding region from 5′ to 3′ is identical to all or a segment of a mature miRNA sequence, and (b) a “complementary region” whose sequence from 5′ to 3′ is between 60% and 100% complementary to the miRNA sequence. In certain embodiments, these synthetic miRNA are also isolated, as defined above. The term “miRNA region” refers to a region on the synthetic miRNA that is at least 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100% identical, including all integers there between, to the entire sequence of a mature, naturally occurring miRNA sequence. In certain embodiments, the miRNA region is or is at least 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, 99.4, 99.5, 99.6, 99.7, 99.8, 99.9 or 100% identical to the sequence of a naturally-occurring miRNA.

The term “complementary region” refers to a region of a synthetic miRNA that is or is at least 60% complementary to the mature, naturally occurring miRNA sequence. The complementary region is or is at least 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, 99.4, 99.5, 99.6, 99.7, 99.8, 99.9 or 100% complementary, or any range derivable therein. With single polynucleotide sequences, there may be a hairpin loop structure as a result of chemical bonding between the miRNA region and the complementary region. In other embodiments, the complementary region is on a different nucleic acid molecule than the miRNA region, in which case the complementary region is on the complementary strand and the miRNA region is on the active strand.

In other embodiments of the invention, there are synthetic nucleic acids that are miRNA inhibitors. An miRNA inhibitor is between about 17 to 25 nucleotides in length and comprises a 5′ to 3′ sequence that is at least 90% complementary to the 5′ to 3′ sequence of a mature miRNA. In certain embodiments, an miRNA inhibitor molecule is 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 nucleotides in length, or any range derivable therein. Moreover, an miRNA inhibitor may have a sequence (from 5′ to 3′) that is or is at least 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, 99.4, 99.5, 99.6, 99.7, 99.8, 99.9 or 100% complementary, or any range derivable therein, to the 5′ to 3′ sequence of a mature miRNA, particularly a mature, naturally occurring miRNA. One of skill in the art could use a portion of the miRNA sequence that is complementary to the sequence of a mature miRNA as the sequence for an miRNA inhibitor. Moreover, that portion of the nucleic acid sequence can be altered so that it is still comprises the appropriate percentage of complementarity to the sequence of a mature miRNA.

In some embodiments, of the invention, a synthetic miRNA contains one or more design element(s). These design elements include, but are not limited to: (i) a replacement group for the phosphate or hydroxyl of the nucleotide at the 5′ terminus of the complementary region; (ii) one or more sugar modifications in the first or last 1 to 6 residues of the complementary region; or, (iii) noncomplementarity between one or more nucleotides in the last 1 to 5 residues at the 3′ end of the complementary region and the corresponding nucleotides of the miRNA region. A variety of design modifications are known in the art, see below.

In certain embodiments, a synthetic miRNA has a nucleotide at its 5′ end of the complementary region in which the phosphate and/or hydroxyl group has been replaced with another chemical group (referred to as the “replacement design”). In some cases, the phosphate group is replaced, while in others, the hydroxyl group has been replaced. In particular embodiments, the replacement group is biotin, an amine group, a lower alkylamine group, an aminohexyl phosphate group, an acetyl group, 2′O-Me (2′oxygen-methyl), DMTO (4,4′-dimethoxytrityl with oxygen), fluoroscein, a thiol, or acridine, though other replacement groups are well known to those of skill in the art and can be used as well. This design element can also be used with an miRNA inhibitor.

Additional embodiments concern a synthetic miRNA having one or more sugar modifications in the first or last 1 to 6 residues of the complementary region (referred to as the “sugar replacement design”). In certain cases, there is one or more sugar modifications in the first 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more residues of the complementary region, or any range derivable therein. In additional cases, there is one or more sugar modifications in the last 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more residues of the complementary region, or any range derivable therein, have a sugar modification. It will be understood that the terms “first” and “last” are with respect to the order of residues from the 5′ end to the 3′ end of the region. In particular embodiments, the sugar modification is a 2′O-Me 2° F. modification, a 2′H modification, a 2′amino modification, a 4′thioribose modification, or a phosphorothioate modification on the carboxy group linked to the carbon at position 6′. In further embodiments, there is one or more sugar modifications in the first or last 2 to 4 residues of the complementary region or the first or last 4 to 6 residues of the complementary region. This design element can also be used with an miRNA inhibitor. Thus, an miRNA inhibitor can have this design element and/or a replacement group on the nucleotide at the 5′ terminus, as discussed above.

In other embodiments of the invention, there is a synthetic miRNA in which one or more nucleotides in the last 1 to 5 residues at the 3′ end of the complementary region are not complementary to the corresponding nucleotides of the miRNA region (“noncomplementarity”) (referred to as the “noncomplementarity design”). The noncomplementarity may be in the last 1, 2, 3, 4, and/or 5 residues of the complementary miRNA. In certain embodiments, there is noncomplementarity with at least 2 nucleotides in the complementary region.

It is contemplated that synthetic miRNA of the invention have one or more of the replacement, sugar modification, or noncomplementarity designs. In certain cases, synthetic RNA molecules have two of them, while in others these molecules have all three designs in place.

The miRNA region and the complementary region may be on the same or separate polynucleotides. In cases in which they are contained on or in the same polynucleotide, the miRNA molecule will be considered a single polynucleotide. In embodiments in which the different regions are on separate polynucleotides, the synthetic miRNA will be considered to be comprised of two polynucleotides.

When the RNA molecule is a single polynucleotide, there can be a linker region between the miRNA region and the complementary region. In some embodiments, the single polynucleotide is capable of forming a hairpin loop structure as a result of bonding between the miRNA region and the complementary region. The linker constitutes the hairpin loop. It is contemplated that in some embodiments, the linker region is, is at least, or is at most 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 40 residues in length, or any range derivable therein. In certain embodiments, the linker is between 3 and 30 residues (inclusive) in length.

In addition to having an miRNA region and a complementary region, there may be flanking sequences as well at either the 5′ or 3′ end of the region. In some embodiments, there is is at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 nucleotides or more, or any range derivable therein, flanking one or both sides of these regions.

Methods of the invention include reducing or eliminating activity of one or more miRNAs in a cell comprising introducing into a cell an miRNA inhibitor; or supplying or enhancing the activity of one or more miRNAs in a cell. The present invention also concerns inducing certain cellular characteristics by providing to a cell a particular nucleic acid, such as a specific synthetic miRNA molecule or a synthetic miRNA inhibitor molecule. However, in methods of the invention, the miRNA molecule or miRNA inhibitor need not be synthetic. They may have a sequence that is identical to a naturally occurring miRNA or they may not have any design modifications. In certain embodiments, the miRNA molecule and/or an miRNA inhibitor are synthetic, as discussed above.

The particular nucleic acid molecule provided to the cell is understood to correspond to a particular miRNA in the cell, and thus, the miRNA in the cell is referred to as the “corresponding miRNA.” In situations in which a named miRNA molecule is introduced into a cell, the corresponding miRNA will be understood to be the induced or inhibited miRNA or miRNA function. It is contemplated, however, that the miRNA molecule introduced into a cell is not a mature miRNA but is capable of becoming a mature miRNA under the appropriate physiological conditions. In cases in which a particular corresponding miRNA is being inhibited by a miRNA inhibitor, the particular miRNA will be referred to as the targeted miRNA. It is contemplated that multiple corresponding miRNAs may be involved. In particular embodiments, more than one miRNA molecule is introduced into a cell. Moreover, in other embodiments, more than one miRNA inhibitor is introduced into a cell. Furthermore, a combination of miRNA molecule(s) and miRNA inhibitor(s) may be introduced into a cell. The inventors contemplate that a combination of miRNA may act at one or more points in cellular pathways of cells with aberrant phenotypes and that such combination may have increased efficacy on the target cell while not adversely effecting normal cells. Thus, a combination of miRNA may have a minimal adverse effect on a subject or patient while supplying a sufficient therapeutic effect, such as amelioration of a condition, growth inhibition of a cell, death of a targeted cell, alteration of cell phenotype or physiology, slowing of cellular growth, sensitization to a second therapy, sensitization to a particular therapy, and the like.

Methods include identifying a cell or patient in need of inducing those cellular characteristics. Also, it will be understood that an amount of a synthetic nucleic acid that is provided to a cell or organism is an “effective amount,” which refers to an amount needed (or a sufficient amount) to achieve a desired goal, such as inducing a particular cellular characteristic(s). In certain embodiments of the methods include providing or introducing to a cell a nucleic acid molecule corresponding to a mature miRNA in the cell in an amount effective to achieve a desired physiological result.

Moreover, methods can involve providing synthetic or nonsynthetic miRNA molecules. It is contemplated that in these embodiments, that the methods may or may not be limited to providing only one or more synthetic miRNA molecules or only one or more nonsynthetic miRNA molecules. Thus, in certain embodiments, methods may involve providing both synthetic and nonsynthetic miRNA molecules. In this situation, a cell or cells are most likely provided a synthetic miRNA molecule corresponding to a particular miRNA and a nonsynthetic miRNA molecule corresponding to a different miRNA. Furthermore, any method articulated using a list of miRNAs using Markush group language may be articulated without the Markush group language and a disjunctive article (i.e., or) instead, and vice versa.

In some embodiments, there is a method for reducing or inhibiting cell proliferation in a cell comprising introducing into or providing to the cell an effective amount of (i) an miRNA inhibitor molecule or (ii) a synthetic or nonsynthetic miRNA molecule that corresponds to a miRNA sequence. In certain embodiments the methods involves introducing into the cell an effective amount of (i) a miRNA inhibitor molecule having a 5′ to 3′ sequence that is at least 90% complementary to the 5′ to 3′ sequence of one or more mature miRNA.

Certain embodiments of the invention include methods of treating a pathologic condition, in particular cancer, e.g., lung or liver cancer. In one aspect, the method comprises contacting a target cell with one or more nucleic acid, synthetic miRNA, or miRNA comprising at least one nucleic acid segment having all or a portion of a miRNA sequence. The segment may be 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30 or more nucleotides or nucleotide analog, including all integers there between. An aspect of the invention includes the modulation of gene expression, miRNA expression or function or mRNA expression or function within a target cell, such as a cancer cell.

Typically, an endogenous gene, miRNA or mRNA is modulated in the cell. In particular embodiments, the nucleic acid sequence comprises at least one segment that is at least 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100% identical in nucleic acid sequence to one or more miRNA or gene sequence. Modulation of the expression or processing of an endogenous gene, miRNA, or mRNA can be through modulation of the processing of a mRNA, such processing including transcription, transportation and/or translation with in a cell. Modulation may also be effected by the inhibition or enhancement of miRNA activity with a cell, tissue, or organ. Such processing may affect the expression of an encoded product or the stability of the mRNA. In still other embodiments, a nucleic acid sequence can comprise a modified nucleic acid sequence. In certain aspects, one or more miRNA sequence may include or comprise a modified nucleobase or nucleic acid sequence.

It will be understood in methods of the invention that a cell or other biological matter such as an organism (including patients) can be provided an miRNA or miRNA molecule corresponding to a particular miRNA by administering to the cell or organism a nucleic acid molecule that functions as the corresponding miRNA once inside the cell. The form of the molecule provided to the cell may not be the form that acts an miRNA once inside the cell. Thus, it is contemplated that in some embodiments, a synthetic miRNA or a nonsynthetic miRNA is provided such that it becomes processed into a mature and active miRNA once it has access to the cell's miRNA processing machinery. In certain embodiments, it is specifically contemplated that the miRNA molecule provided is not a mature miRNA molecule but a nucleic acid molecule that can be processed into the mature miRNA once it is accessible to miRNA processing machinery. The term “nonsynthetic” in the context of miRNA means that the miRNA is not “synthetic,” as defined herein. Furthermore, it is contemplated that in embodiments of the invention that concern the use of synthetic miRNAs, the use of corresponding nonsynthetic miRNAs is also considered an aspect of the invention, and vice versa. It will be understand that the term “providing” an agent is used to include “administering” the agent to a patient.

In certain embodiments, methods also include targeting an miRNA to modulate in a cell or organism. The term “targeting an miRNA to modulate” means a nucleic acid of the invention will be employed so as to modulate the selected miRNA. In some embodiments the modulation is achieved with a synthetic or non-synthetic miRNA that corresponds to the targeted miRNA, which effectively provides the targeted miRNA to the cell or organism (positive modulation). In other embodiments, the modulation is achieved with an miRNA inhibitor, which effectively inhibits the targeted miRNA in the cell or organism (negative modulation).

In some embodiments, the miRNA targeted to be modulated is an miRNA that affects a disease, condition, or pathway. In certain embodiments, the miRNA is targeted because a treatment can be provided by negative modulation of the targeted miRNA. In other embodiments, the miRNA is targeted because a treatment can be provided by positive modulation of the targeted miRNA or its targets.

In certain methods of the invention, there is a further step of administering the selected miRNA modulator to a cell, tissue, organ, or organism (collectively “biological matter”) in need of treatment related to modulation of the targeted miRNA or in need of the physiological or biological results discussed herein (such as with respect to a particular cellular pathway or result like decrease in cell viability). Consequently, in some methods of the invention there is a step of identifying a patient in need of treatment that can be provided by the miRNA modulator(s). It is contemplated that an effective amount of an miRNA modulator can be administered in some embodiments. In particular embodiments, there is a therapeutic benefit conferred on the biological matter, where a “therapeutic benefit” refers to an improvement in the one or more conditions or symptoms associated with a disease or condition or an improvement in the prognosis, duration, or status with respect to the disease. It is contemplated that a therapeutic benefit includes, but is not limited to, a decrease in pain, a decrease in morbidity, a decrease in a symptom. For example, with respect to cancer, it is contemplated that a therapeutic benefit can be inhibition of tumor growth, prevention of metastasis, reduction in number of metastases, inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, induction of cell death in cancer cells, inhibition of angiogenesis near cancer cells, induction of apoptosis of cancer cells, reduction in pain, reduction in risk of recurrence, induction of chemo- or radiosensitivity in cancer cells, prolongation of life, and/or delay of death directly or indirectly related to cancer.

Furthermore, it is contemplated that the miRNA compositions may be provided as part of a therapy to a patient, in conjunction with traditional therapies or preventative agents. Moreover, it is contemplated that any method discussed in the context of therapy may be applied preventatively, particularly in a patient identified to be potentially in need of the therapy or at risk of the condition or disease for which a therapy is needed.

In addition, methods of the invention concern employing one or more nucleic acids corresponding to an miRNA and a therapeutic drug. The nucleic acid can enhance the effect or efficacy of the drug, reduce any side effects or toxicity, modify its bioavailability, and/or decrease the dosage or frequency needed. In certain embodiments, the therapeutic drug is a cancer therapeutic. Consequently, in some embodiments, there is a method of treating cancer in a patient comprising administering to the patient the cancer therapeutic and an effective amount of at least one miRNA molecule that improves the efficacy of the cancer therapeutic or protects non-cancer cells. Cancer therapies also include a variety of combination therapies with both chemical and radiation based treatments. Combination chemotherapies include but are not limited to, for example, 5-fluorouracil, alemtuzumab, amrubicin, bevacizumab, bleomycin, bortezomib, busulfan, camptothecin, capecitabine, carboplatin, cetuximab, chlorambucil, cisplatin (CDDP), COX-2 inhibitors (e.g., celecoxib), cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, dactinomycin, dasatinib, daunorubicin, dexamethasone, docetaxel, doxorubicin (adriamycin), EGFR inhibitors (gefitinib and cetuximab), erlotinib, estrogen receptor binding agents, etoposide (VP16), everolimus, farnesyl-protein transferase inhibitors, gefitinib, gemcitabine, gemtuzumab, ibritumomab, ifosfamide, imatinib mesylate, larotaxel, lapatinib, lonafarnib, mechlorethamine, melphalan, methotrexate, mitomycin, navelbine, nitrosurea, nocodazole, oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, plicomycin, procarbazine, raloxifene, rituximab, sirolimus, sorafenib, sunitinib, tamoxifen, taxol, taxotere, temsirolimus, tipifarnib, tositumomab, transplatinum, trastuzumab, vinblastin, vincristin, or vinorelbine or any analog or derivative variant of the foregoing.

Generally, inhibitors of miRNAs can be given to decrease the activity of an endogenous miRNA. For example, inhibitors of miRNA molecules that increase cell proliferation can be provided to cells to decrease cell proliferation. The present invention contemplates these embodiments in the context of the different physiological effects observed with the different miRNA molecules and miRNA inhibitors disclosed herein. These include, but are not limited to, the following physiological effects: increase and decreasing cell proliferation, increasing or decreasing apoptosis, increasing transformation, increasing or decreasing cell viability, activating or inhibiting a kinase (e.g., Erk), activating/inducing or inhibiting hTert, inhibit stimulation of growth promoting pathway (e.g., Stat 3 signaling), reduce or increase viable cell number, and increase or decrease number of cells at a particular phase of the cell cycle. Methods of the invention are generally contemplated to include providing or introducing one or more different nucleic acid molecules corresponding to one or more different miRNA molecules. It is contemplated that the following, at least the following, or at most the following number of different nucleic acid or miRNA molecules may be provided or introduced: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or any range derivable therein. This also applies to the number of different miRNA molecules that can be provided or introduced into a cell.

II. Pharmaceutical Formulations and Delivery

Methods of the present invention include the delivery of an effective amount of a miRNA or an expression construct encoding the same. An “effective amount” of the pharmaceutical composition, generally, is defined as that amount sufficient to detectably and repeatedly to achieve the stated desired result, for example, to ameliorate, reduce, minimize or limit the extent of the disease or its symptoms. Other more rigorous definitions may apply, including elimination, eradication or cure of disease.

A. Administration

In certain embodiments, it is desired to kill cells, inhibit cell growth, inhibit metastasis, decrease tumor or tissue size, and/or reverse or reduce the malignant or disease phenotype of cells. The routes of administration will vary, naturally, with the location and nature of the lesion or site to be targeted, and include, e.g., intradermal, subcutaneous, regional, parenteral, intravenous, intramuscular, intranasal, systemic, and oral administration and formulation. Direct injection, intratumoral injection, or injection into tumor vasculature is specifically contemplated for discrete, solid, accessible tumors, or other accessible target areas. Local, regional, or systemic administration also may be appropriate. For tumors of >4 cm, the volume to be administered will be about 4-10 ml (preferably 10 ml), while for tumors of <4 cm, a volume of about 1-3 ml will be used (preferably 3 ml).

Multiple injections delivered as a single dose comprise about 0.1 to about 0.5 ml volumes. Compositions of the invention may be administered in multiple injections to a tumor or a targeted site. In certain aspects, injections may be spaced at approximately 1 cm intervals.

In the case of surgical intervention, the present invention may be used preoperatively, to render an inoperable tumor subject to resection. Alternatively, the present invention may be used at the time of surgery, and/or thereafter, to treat residual or metastatic disease. For example, a resected tumor bed may be injected or perfused with a formulation comprising a miRNA or combinations thereof. Administration may be continued post-resection, for example, by leaving a catheter implanted at the site of the surgery. Periodic post-surgical treatment also is envisioned. Continuous perfusion of an expression construct or a viral construct also is contemplated.

Continuous administration also may be applied where appropriate, for example, where a tumor or other undesired affected area is excised and the tumor bed or targeted site is treated to eliminate residual, microscopic disease. Delivery via syringe or catherization is contemplated. Such continuous perfusion may take place for a period from about 1-2 hours, to about 2-6 hours, to about 6-12 hours, to about 12-24 hours, to about 1-2 days, to about 1-2 wk or longer following the initiation of treatment. Generally, the dose of the therapeutic composition via continuous perfusion will be equivalent to that given by a single or multiple injections, adjusted over a period of time during which the perfusion occurs.

Treatment regimens may vary as well and often depend on tumor type, tumor location, immune condition, target site, disease progression, and health and age of the patient. Certain tumor types will require more aggressive treatment. The clinician will be best suited to make such decisions based on the known efficacy and toxicity (if any) of the therapeutic formulations.

In certain embodiments, the tumor or affected area being treated may not, at least initially, be resectable. Treatments with compositions of the invention may increase the resectability of the tumor due to shrinkage at the margins or by elimination of certain particularly invasive portions. Following treatments, resection may be possible. Additional treatments subsequent to resection may serve to eliminate microscopic residual disease at the tumor or targeted site.

Treatments may include various “unit doses.” A unit dose is defined as containing a predetermined quantity of a therapeutic composition(s). The quantity to be administered, and the particular route and formulation, are within the skill of those in the clinical arts. A unit dose need not be administered as a single injection but may comprise continuous infusion over a set period of time. With respect to a viral component of the present invention, a unit dose may conveniently be described in terms of μg or mg of miRNA or miRNA mimetic. Alternatively, the amount specified may be the amount administered as the average daily, average weekly, or average monthly dose.

miRNA can be administered to the patient in a dose or doses of about or of at least about 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 680, 690, 700, 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 770, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850, 860, 870, 880, 890, 900, 910, 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 970, 980, 990, 1000 μg or mg, or more, or any range derivable therein. Alternatively, the amount specified may be the amount administered as the average daily, average weekly, or average monthly dose, or it may be expressed in terms of mg/kg, where kg refers to the weight of the patient and the mg is specified above. In other embodiments, the amount specified is any number discussed above but expressed as mg/m² (with respect to tumor size or patient surface area).

B. Injectable Compositions and Formulations

In some embodiments, the method for the delivery of a miRNA or an expression construct encoding such or combinations thereof is via systemic administration. However, the pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein may also be administered parenterally, subcutaneously, directly, intratracheally, intravenously, intradermally, intramuscularly, or even intraperitoneally as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,543,158; 5,641,515 and 5,399,363 (each specifically incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).

Injection of nucleic acids may be delivered by syringe or any other method used for injection of a solution, as long as the nucleic acid and any associated components can pass through the particular gauge of needle required for injection. A syringe system has also been described for use in gene therapy that permits multiple injections of predetermined quantities of a solution precisely at any depth (U.S. Pat. No. 5,846,225).

Solutions of the active compounds as free base or pharmacologically acceptable salts may be prepared in water suitably mixed with a surfactant, such as hydroxypropylcellulose. Dispersions may also be prepared in glycerol, liquid polyethylene glycols, mixtures thereof, and in oils. Under ordinary conditions of storage and use, these preparations contain a preservative to prevent the growth of microorganisms. The pharmaceutical forms suitable for injectable use include sterile aqueous solutions or dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectable solutions or dispersions (U.S. Pat. No. 5,466,468, specifically incorporated herein by reference in its entirety). In all cases the form must be sterile and must be fluid to the extent that easy syringability exists. It must be stable under the conditions of manufacture and storage and must be preserved against the contaminating action of microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. The carrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example, water, ethanol, polyol (e.g., glycerol, propylene glycol, and liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), suitable mixtures thereof, and/or vegetable oils. Proper fluidity may be maintained, for example, by the use of a coating, such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants. The prevention of the action of microorganisms can be brought about by various antibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens, chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In many cases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars or sodium chloride. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can be brought about by the use in the compositions of agents delaying absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.

In certain formulations, a water-based formulation is employed while in others, it may be lipid-based. In particular embodiments of the invention, a composition comprising a tumor suppressor protein or a nucleic acid encoding the same is in a water-based formulation. In other embodiments, the formulation is lipid based.

For parenteral administration in an aqueous solution, for example, the solution should be suitably buffered if necessary and the liquid diluent first rendered isotonic with sufficient saline or glucose. These particular aqueous solutions are especially suitable for intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intratumoral, intralesional, and intraperitoneal administration. In this connection, sterile aqueous media which can be employed will be known to those of skill in the art in light of the present disclosure. For example, one dosage may be dissolved in 1 ml of isotonic NaCl solution and either added to 1000 ml of hypodermoclysis fluid or injected at the proposed site of infusion, (see for example, “Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences” 15th Edition, pages 1035-1038 and 1570-1580). Some variation in dosage will necessarily occur depending on the condition of the subject being treated. The person responsible for administration will, in any event, determine the appropriate dose for the individual subject. Moreover, for human administration, preparations should meet sterility, pyrogenicity, general safety and purity standards as required by FDA Office of Biologics standards.

As used herein, a “carrier” includes any and all solvents, dispersion media, vehicles, coatings, diluents, antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delaying agents, buffers, carrier solutions, suspensions, colloids, and the like. The use of such media and agents for pharmaceutical active substances is well known in the art. Except insofar as any conventional media or agent is incompatible with the active ingredient, its use in the therapeutic compositions is contemplated. Supplementary active ingredients can also be incorporated into the compositions.

The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable” refers to molecular entities and compositions that do not produce an allergic or similar untoward reaction when administered to a human.

The nucleic acid(s) are administered in a manner compatible with the dosage formulation, and in such amount as will be therapeutically effective. The quantity to be administered depends on the subject to be treated, including, e.g., the aggressiveness of the disease or cancer, the size of any tumor(s) or lesions, the previous or other courses of treatment. Precise amounts of active ingredient required to be administered depend on the judgment of the practitioner. Suitable regimes for initial administration and subsequent administration are also variable, but are typified by an initial administration followed by other administrations. Such administration may be systemic, as a single dose, continuous over a period of time spanning 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes, and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 or more hours, and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, days or more. Moreover, administration may be through a time release or sustained release mechanism, implemented by formulation and/or mode of administration.

Various methods for nucleic acid delivery are described, for example in Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York; and Ausubel et al., 1994, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, New York. Such nucleic acid delivery systems comprise the desired nucleic acid, by way of example and not by limitation, in either “naked” form as a “naked” nucleic acid, or formulated in a vehicle suitable for delivery, such as in a complex with a cationic molecule or a liposome forming lipid, or as a component of a vector, or a component of a pharmaceutical composition. The nucleic acid delivery system can be provided to the cell either directly, such as by contacting it with the cell, or indirectly, such as through the action of any biological process. By way of example, and not by limitation, the nucleic acid delivery system can be provided to the cell by endocytosis; receptor targeting; coupling with native or synthetic cell membrane fragments; physical means such as electroporation; combining the nucleic acid delivery system with a polymeric carrier, such as a controlled release film or nanoparticle or microparticle or biocompatible molecules or biodegradable molecules; with vector. The nucleic acid delivery system can be injected into a tissue or fluid surrounding the cell, or administered by diffusion of the nucleic acid delivery system across the cell membrane, or by any active or passive transport mechanism across the cell membrane. Additionally, the nucleic acid delivery system can be provided to the cell using techniques such as antibody-related targeting and antibody-mediated immobilization of a viral vector.

C. Combination Treatments

In certain embodiments, the compositions and methods of the present invention involve a miRNA, or expression construct encoding such. These miRNA composition can be used in combination with a second therapy to enhance the effect of the miRNA therapy, or increase the therapeutic effect of another therapy being employed. These compositions would be provided in a combined amount effective to achieve the desired effect, such as the killing of a cancer cell and/or the inhibition of cellular hyperproliferation. This process may involve contacting the cells with the miRNA or second therapy at the same or different time. This may be achieved by contacting the cell with one or more compositions or pharmacological formulation that includes or more of the agents, or by contacting the cell with two or more distinct compositions or formulations, wherein one composition provides (1) miRNA; and/or (2) a second therapy. A second composition or method may be administered that includes a chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgical therapy, immunotherapy or gene therapy.

It is contemplated that one may provide a patient with the miRNA therapy and the second therapy within about 12-24 h of each other and, more preferably, within about 6-12 h of each other. In some situations, it may be desirable to extend the time period for treatment significantly, however, where several days (2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7) to several weeks (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8) lapse between the respective administrations.

In certain embodiments, a course of treatment will last 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 days or more. It is contemplated that one agent may be given on day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, and/or 90, any combination thereof, and another agent is given on day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, and/or 90, or any combination thereof. Within a single day (24-hour period), the patient may be given one or multiple administrations of the agent(s). Moreover, after a course of treatment, it is contemplated that there is a period of time at which no treatment is administered. This time period may last 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 days, and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 weeks, and/or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 months or more, depending on the condition of the patient, such as their prognosis, strength, health, etc.

Various combinations may be employed, for example miRNA therapy is “A” and a second therapy is “B”:

A/B/A B/A/B B/B/A A/A/B A/B/B B/A/A A/B/B/B B/A/B/B B/B/B/A B/B/A/B A/A/B/B A/B/A/B A/B/B/A B/B/A/A B/A/B/A B/A/A/B A/A/A/B B/A/A/A A/B/A/A A/A/B/A

Administration of any compound or therapy of the present invention to a patient will follow general protocols for the administration of such compounds, taking into account the toxicity, if any, of the vector or any protein or other agent. Therefore, in some embodiments there is a step of monitoring toxicity that is attributable to combination therapy. It is expected that the treatment cycles would be repeated as necessary. It also is contemplated that various standard therapies, as well as surgical intervention, may be applied in combination with the described therapy.

In specific aspects, it is contemplated that a second therapy, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, surgical therapy or other gene therapy, is employed in combination with the miRNA therapy, as described herein.

1. Chemotherapy

A wide variety of chemotherapeutic agents may be used in accordance with the present invention. The term “chemotherapy” refers to the use of drugs to treat cancer. A “chemotherapeutic agent” is used to connote a compound or composition that is administered in the treatment of cancer. These agents or drugs are categorized by their mode of activity within a cell, for example, whether and at what stage they affect the cell cycle. Alternatively, an agent may be characterized based on its ability to directly cross-link DNA, to intercalate into DNA, or to induce chromosomal and mitotic aberrations by affecting nucleic acid synthesis. Most chemotherapeutic agents fall into the following categories: alkylating agents, antimetabolites, antitumor antibiotics, mitotic inhibitors, and nitrosoureas.

a. Alkylating Agents

Alkylating agents are drugs that directly interact with genomic DNA to prevent the cancer cell from proliferating. This category of chemotherapeutic drugs represents agents that affect all phases of the cell cycle, that is, they are not phase-specific. Alkylating agents can be implemented to treat chronic leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma, and particular cancers of the breast, lung, and ovary. They include: busulfan, chlorambucil, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide (cytoxan), dacarbazine, ifosfamide, mechlorethamine (mustargen), and melphalan. Troglitazaone can be used to treat cancer in combination with any one or more of these alkylating agents.

b. Antimetabolites

Antimetabolites disrupt DNA and RNA synthesis. Unlike alkylating agents, they specifically influence the cell cycle during S phase. They have been used to combat chronic leukemias in addition to tumors of breast, ovary and the gastrointestinal tract. Antimetabolites include 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cytarabine (Ara-C), fludarabine, gemcitabine, and methotrexate.

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) has the chemical name of 5-fluoro-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione. Its mechanism of action is thought to be by blocking the methylation reaction of deoxyuridylic acid to thymidylic acid. Thus, 5-FU interferes with the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and to a lesser extent inhibits the formation of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Since DNA and RNA are essential for cell division and proliferation, it is thought that the effect of 5-FU is to create a thymidine deficiency leading to cell death. Thus, the effect of 5-FU is found in cells that rapidly divide, a characteristic of metastatic cancers.

c. Antitumor Antibiotics

Antitumor antibiotics have both antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity. These drugs also interfere with DNA by chemically inhibiting enzymes and mitosis or altering cellular membranes. These agents are not phase specific so they work in all phases of the cell cycle. Thus, they are widely used for a variety of cancers. Examples of antitumor antibiotics include bleomycin, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and idarubicin, some of which are discussed in more detail below. Widely used in clinical setting for the treatment of neoplasms, these compounds are administered through bolus injections intravenously at doses ranging from 25-75 mg/m² at 21 day intervals for adriamycin, to 35-100 mg/m² for etoposide intravenously or orally.

d. Mitotic Inhibitors

Mitotic inhibitors include plant alkaloids and other natural agents that can inhibit either protein synthesis required for cell division or mitosis. They operate during a specific phase during the cell cycle. Mitotic inhibitors comprise docetaxel, etoposide (VP16), paclitaxel, taxol, taxotere, vinblastine, vincristine, and vinorelbine.

e. Nitrosureas

Nitrosureas, like alkylating agents, inhibit DNA repair proteins. They are used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, multiple myeloma, malignant melanoma, in addition to brain tumors. Examples include carmustine and lomustine.

2. Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy, also called radiation therapy, is the treatment of cancer and other diseases with ionizing radiation. Ionizing radiation deposits energy that injures or destroys cells in the area being treated by damaging their genetic material, making it impossible for these cells to continue to grow. Although radiation damages both cancer cells and normal cells, the latter are able to repair themselves and function properly. Radiotherapy may be used to treat localized solid tumors, such as cancers of the skin, tongue, larynx, brain, breast, or cervix. It can also be used to treat leukemia and lymphoma (cancers of the blood-forming cells and lymphatic system, respectively).

Radiation therapy used according to the present invention may include, but is not limited to, the use of γ-rays, X-rays, and/or the directed delivery of radioisotopes to tumor cells. Other forms of DNA damaging factors are also contemplated such as microwaves, proton beam irradiation (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,760,395 and 4,870,287) and UV-irradiation. It is most likely that all of these factors effect a broad range of damage on DNA, on the precursors of DNA, on the replication and repair of DNA, and on the assembly and maintenance of chromosomes. Dosage ranges for X-rays range from daily doses of 50 to 200 roentgens for prolonged periods of time (3 to 4 wk), to single doses of 2000 to 6000 roentgens. Dosage ranges for radioisotopes vary widely, and depend on the half-life of the isotope, the strength and type of radiation emitted, and the uptake by the neoplastic cells. Radiotherapy may comprise the use of radiolabeled antibodies to deliver doses of radiation directly to the cancer site (radioimmunotherapy). Once injected into the body, the antibodies actively seek out the cancer cells, which are destroyed by the cell-killing (cytotoxic) action of the radiation. This approach can minimize the risk of radiation damage to healthy cells.

Stereotactic radio-surgery (gamma knife) for brain and other tumors does not use a knife, but very precisely targeted beams of gamma radiotherapy from hundreds of different angles. Only one session of radiotherapy, taking about four to five hours, is needed. For this treatment a specially made metal frame is attached to the head. Then, several scans and x-rays are carried out to find the precise area where the treatment is needed. During the radiotherapy for brain tumors, the patient lies with their head in a large helmet, which has hundreds of holes in it to allow the radiotherapy beams through. Related approaches permit positioning for the treatment of tumors in other areas of the body.

3. Immunotherapy

In the context of cancer treatment, immunotherapeutics, generally, rely on the use of immune effector cells and molecules to target and destroy cancer cells. Trastuzumab (Herceptin™) is such an example. The immune effector may be, for example, an antibody specific for some marker on the surface of a tumor cell. The antibody alone may serve as an effector of therapy or it may recruit other cells to actually effect cell killing. The antibody also may be conjugated to a drug or toxin (chemotherapeutic, radionuclide, ricin A chain, cholera toxin, pertussis toxin, etc.) and serve merely as a targeting agent. Alternatively, the effector may be a lymphocyte carrying a surface molecule that interacts, either directly or indirectly, with a tumor cell target. Various effector cells include cytotoxic T cells and NK cells. The combination of therapeutic modalities, i.e., direct cytotoxic activity and inhibition or reduction of ErbB2 would provide therapeutic benefit in the treatment of ErbB2 overexpressing cancers.

In one aspect of immunotherapy, the tumor or disease cell must bear some marker that is amenable to targeting, i.e., is not present on the majority of other cells. Many tumor markers exist and any of these may be suitable for targeting in the context of the present invention. Common tumor markers include carcinoembryonic antigen, prostate specific antigen, urinary tumor associated antigen, fetal antigen, tyrosinase (p97), gp68, TAG-72, HMFG, Sialyl Lewis Antigen, MucA, MucB, PLAP, estrogen receptor, laminin receptor, erb B and p155. An alternative aspect of immunotherapy is to combine anticancer effects with immune stimulatory effects. Immune stimulating molecules also exist including: cytokines such as IL-2, IL-4, IL-12, GM-CSF, gamma-IFN, chemokines such as MIP-1, MCP-1, IL-8 and growth factors such as FLT3 ligand. Combining immune stimulating molecules, either as proteins or using gene delivery in combination with a tumor suppressor such as MDA-7 has been shown to enhance anti-tumor effects (Ju et al., 2000). Moreover, antibodies against any of these compounds can be used to target the anti-cancer agents discussed herein.

Examples of immunotherapies currently under investigation or in use are immune adjuvants e.g., Mycobacterium bovis, Plasmodium falciparum, dinitrochlorobenzene and aromatic compounds (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,801,005 and 5,739,169; Hui and Hashimoto, 1998; Christodoulides et al., 1998), cytokine therapy e.g., interferons α, β and γ; IL-1, GM-CSF and TNF (Bukowski et al., 1998; Davidson et al., 1998; Hellstrand et al., 1998) gene therapy e.g., TNF, IL-1, IL-2, p53 (Qin et al., 1998; Austin-Ward and Villaseca, 1998; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,830,880 and 5,846,945) and monoclonal antibodies e.g., anti-ganglioside GM2, anti-HER-2, anti-p185; Pietras et al., 1998; Hanibuchi et al., 1998; U.S. Pat. No. 5,824,311). Herceptin (trastuzumab) is a chimeric (mouse-human) monoclonal antibody that blocks the HER2-neu receptor. It possesses anti-tumor activity and has been approved for use in the treatment of malignant tumors (Dillman, 1999). Table 6 is a non-limiting list of several known anti-cancer immunotherapeutic agents and their targets. It is contemplated that one or more of these therapies may be employed with the miRNA therapies described herein.

TABLE 6 Generic Name Target Cetuximab EGFR Panitumumab EGFR Trastuzumab erbB2 receptor Bevacizumab VEGF Alemtuzumab CD52 gemtuzumab ozogamicin CD33 Rituximab CD20 Tositumomab CD20 Matuzumab EGFR ibritumomab tiuxetan CD20 Tositumomab CD20 HuPAM4 MUC1 MORAb-009 Mesothelin G250 carbonic anhydrase IX mAb 8H9 8H9 antigen M195 CD33 Ipilimumab CTLA4 HuLuc63 CS1 Alemtuzumab CD53 Epratuzumab CD22 BC8 CD45 HuJ591 Prostate specific membrane antigen hA20 CD20 Lexatumumab TRAIL receptor-2 Pertuzumab HER-2 receptor Mik-beta-1 IL-2R RAV12 RAAG12 SGN-30 CD30 AME-133v CD20 HeFi-1 CD30 BMS-663513 CD137 Volociximab anti-α5β1 integrin GC1008 TGFβ HCD122 CD40 Siplizumab CD2 MORAb-003 Folate receptor alpha CNTO 328 IL-6 MDX-060 CD30 Ofatumumab CD20 SGN-33 CD33

A number of different approaches for passive immunotherapy of cancer exist. They may be broadly categorized into the following: injection of antibodies alone; injection of antibodies coupled to toxins or chemotherapeutic agents; injection of antibodies coupled to radioactive isotopes; injection of anti-idiotype antibodies; and finally, purging of tumor cells in bone marrow.

4. Gene Therapy

In yet another embodiment, a combination treatment involves gene therapy in which a therapeutic polynucleotide is administered before, after, or at the same time as one or more therapeutic miRNA. Delivery of a therapeutic polypeptide or encoding nucleic acid in conjunction with a miRNA may have a combined therapeutic effect on target tissues. A variety of proteins are encompassed within the invention, some of which are described below. Various genes that may be targeted for gene therapy of some form in combination with the present invention include, but are not limited to inducers of cellular proliferation, inhibitors of cellular proliferation, regulators of programmed cell death, cytokines and other therapeutic nucleic acids or nucleic acid that encode therapeutic proteins.

The tumor suppressor oncogenes function to inhibit excessive cellular proliferation. The inactivation of these genes destroys their inhibitory activity, resulting in unregulated proliferation. The tumor suppressors (e.g., therapeutic polypeptides) p53, FHIT, p16 and C-CAM can be employed.

In addition to p53, another inhibitor of cellular proliferation is p16. The major transitions of the eukaryotic cell cycle are triggered by cyclin-dependent kinases, or CDK's. One CDK, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4), regulates progression through the G1. The activity of this enzyme may be to phosphorylate Rb at late G1. The activity of CDK4 is controlled by an activating subunit, D-type cyclin, and by an inhibitory subunit, the p16INK4 has been biochemically characterized as a protein that specifically binds to and inhibits CDK4, and thus may regulate Rb phosphorylation (Serrano et al., 1993; Serrano et al., 1995). Since the p16INK4 protein is a CDK4 inhibitor (Serrano, 1993), deletion of this gene may increase the activity of CDK4, resulting in hyperphosphorylation of the Rb protein. p16 also is known to regulate the function of CDK6.

p16INK4 belongs to a newly described class of CDK-inhibitory proteins that also includes p16B, p19, p21WAF1, and p27KIP1. The p16INK4 gene maps to 9p21, a chromosome region frequently deleted in many tumor types. Homozygous deletions and mutations of the p16INK4 gene are frequent in human tumor cell lines. This evidence suggests that the p16INK4 gene is a tumor suppressor gene. This interpretation has been challenged, however, by the observation that the frequency of the p16INK4 gene alterations is much lower in primary uncultured tumors than in cultured cell lines (Caldas et al., 1994; Cheng et al., 1994; Hussussian et al., 1994; Kamb et al., 1994; Mori et al., 1994; Okamoto et al., 1994; Nobori et al., 1995; Orlow et al., 1994; Arap et al., 1995). Restoration of wild-type p16INK4 function by transfection with a plasmid expression vector reduced colony formation by some human cancer cell lines (Okamoto, 1994; Arap, 1995).

Other genes that may be employed according to the present invention include Rb, APC, DCC, NF-1, NF-2, WT-1, MEN-I, MEN-II, zac1, p73, VHL, MMAC1/PTEN, DBCCR-1, FCC, rsk-3, p27, p27/p16 fusions, p21/p27 fusions, anti-thrombotic genes (e.g., COX-1, TFPI), PGS, Dp, E2F, ras, myc, neu, raf, erb, fms, trk, ret, gsp, hst, abl, E1A, p300, genes involved in angiogenesis (e.g., VEGF, FGF, thrombospondin, BAI-1, GDAIF, or their receptors) and MCC.

5. Surgery

Approximately 60% of persons with cancer will undergo surgery of some type, which includes preventative, diagnostic or staging, curative and palliative surgery. Curative surgery is a cancer treatment that may be used in conjunction with other therapies, such as the treatment of the present invention, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, gene therapy, immunotherapy and/or alternative therapies.

Curative surgery includes resection in which all or part of cancerous tissue is physically removed, excised, and/or destroyed. Tumor resection refers to physical removal of at least part of a tumor. In addition to tumor resection, treatment by surgery includes laser surgery, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, and microscopically controlled surgery (Mohs' surgery). It is further contemplated that the present invention may be used in conjunction with removal of superficial cancers, precancers, or incidental amounts of normal tissue.

Upon excision of part of all of cancerous cells, tissue, or tumor, a cavity may be formed in the body. Treatment may be accomplished by perfusion, direct injection or local application of the area with an additional anti-cancer therapy. Such treatment may be repeated, for example, every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days, or every 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 weeks or every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 months. These treatments may be of varying dosages as well.

6. Other Agents

It is contemplated that other agents may be used in combination with the present invention to improve the therapeutic efficacy of treatment. These additional agents include immunomodulatory agents, agents that affect the upregulation of cell surface receptors and GAP junctions, cytostatic and differentiation agents, inhibitors of cell adhesion, agents that increase the sensitivity of the hyperproliferative cells to apoptotic inducers, or other biological agents. Immunomodulatory agents include tumor necrosis factor; interferon alpha, beta, and gamma; IL-2 and other cytokines; F42K and other cytokine analogs; or MIP-1, MIP-1beta, MCP-1, RANTES, and other chemokines. It is further contemplated that the upregulation of cell surface receptors or their ligands such as Fas/Fas ligand, DR4 or DR5/TRAIL (Apo-2 ligand) would potentiate the apoptotic inducing abilities of the present invention by establishment of an autocrine or paracrine effect on hyperproliferative cells. Increases intercellular signaling by elevating the number of GAP junctions would increase the anti-hyperproliferative effects on the neighboring hyperproliferative cell population. In other embodiments, cytostatic or differentiation agents can be used in combination with the present invention to improve the anti-hyperproliferative efficacy of the treatments. Inhibitors of cell adhesion are contemplated to improve the efficacy of the present invention. Examples of cell adhesion inhibitors are focal adhesion kinase (FAKs) inhibitors and Lovastatin. It is further contemplated that other agents that increase the sensitivity of a hyperproliferative cell to apoptosis, such as the antibody c225, could be used in combination with the present invention to improve the treatment efficacy.

Apo2 ligand (Apo2L, also called TRAIL) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) cytokine family. TRAIL activates rapid apoptosis in many types of cancer cells, yet is not toxic to normal cells. TRAIL mRNA occurs in a wide variety of tissues. Most normal cells appear to be resistant to TRAIL's cytotoxic action, suggesting the existence of mechanisms that can protect against apoptosis induction by TRAIL. The first receptor described for TRAIL, called death receptor 4 (DR4), contains a cytoplasmic “death domain”; DR4 transmits the apoptosis signal carried by TRAIL. Additional receptors have been identified that bind to TRAIL. One receptor, called DR5, contains a cytoplasmic death domain and signals apoptosis much like DR4. The DR4 and DR5 mRNAs are expressed in many normal tissues and tumor cell lines. Recently, decoy receptors such as DcR1 and DcR2 have been identified that prevent TRAIL from inducing apoptosis through DR4 and DR5. These decoy receptors thus represent a novel mechanism for regulating sensitivity to a pro-apoptotic cytokine directly at the cell's surface. The preferential expression of these inhibitory receptors in normal tissues suggests that TRAIL may be useful as an anticancer agent that induces apoptosis in cancer cells while sparing normal cells. (Marsters et al., 1999).

There have been many advances in the therapy of cancer following the introduction of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drugs. However, one of the consequences of chemotherapy is the development/acquisition of drug-resistant phenotypes and the development of multiple drug resistance. The development of drug resistance remains a major obstacle in the treatment of such tumors and therefore, there is an obvious need for alternative approaches such as gene therapy.

Another form of therapy for use in conjunction with chemotherapy, radiation therapy or biological therapy includes hyperthermia, which is a procedure in which a patient's tissue is exposed to high temperatures (up to 106° F.). External or internal heating devices may be involved in the application of local, regional, or whole-body hyperthermia. Local hyperthermia involves the application of heat to a small area, such as a tumor. Heat may be generated externally with high-frequency waves targeting a tumor from a device outside the body. Internal heat may involve a sterile probe, including thin, heated wires or hollow tubes filled with warm water, implanted microwave antennae, or radiofrequency electrodes.

A patient's organ or a limb is heated for regional therapy, which is accomplished using devices that produce high energy, such as magnets. Alternatively, some of the patient's blood may be removed and heated before being perfused into an area that will be internally heated. Whole-body heating may also be implemented in cases where cancer has spread throughout the body. Warm-water blankets, hot wax, inductive coils, and thermal chambers may be used for this purpose.

Hormonal therapy may also be used in conjunction with the present invention or in combination with any other cancer therapy previously described. The use of hormones may be employed in the treatment of certain cancers such as breast, prostate, ovarian, or cervical cancer to lower the level or block the effects of certain hormones such as testosterone or estrogen. This treatment is often used in combination with at least one other cancer therapy as a treatment option or to reduce the risk of metastases.

This application incorporates U.S. application Ser. No. 11/349,727 filed on Feb. 8, 2006 claiming priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/650,807 filed Feb. 8, 2005 herein by references in its entirety.

III. miRNA Molecules

MicroRNA molecules (“miRNAs”) are generally 21 to 22 nucleotides in length, though lengths of 19 and up to 23 nucleotides have been reported. The miRNAs are each processed from a longer precursor RNA molecule (“precursor miRNA”). Precursor miRNAs are transcribed from non-protein-encoding genes. The precursor miRNAs have two regions of complementarity that enables them to form a stem-loop- or fold-back-like structure, which is cleaved in animals by a ribonuclease III-like nuclease enzyme called Dicer. The processed miRNA is typically a portion of the stem.

The processed miRNA (also referred to as “mature miRNA”) becomes part of a large complex to down-regulate a particular target gene or its gene product. Examples of animal miRNAs include those that imperfectly basepair with the target, which halts translation (Olsen et al., 1999; Seggerson et al., 2002). siRNA molecules also are processed by Dicer, but from a long, double-stranded RNA molecule. siRNAs are not naturally found in animal cells, but they can direct the sequence-specific cleavage of an mRNA target through a RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) (Denli et al., 2003).

A. Array Preparation

Certain embodiments of the present invention concerns the preparation and use of mRNA or nucleic acid arrays, miRNA or nucleic acid arrays, and/or miRNA or nucleic acid probe arrays, which are macroarrays or microarrays of nucleic acid molecules (probes) that are fully or nearly complementary (over the length of the prove) or identical (over the length of the prove) to a plurality of nucleic acid, mRNA or miRNA molecules, precursor miRNA molecules, or nucleic acids derived from the various genes and gene pathways modulated by miR-20 miRNAs and that are positioned on a support or support material in a spatially separated organization. Macroarrays are typically sheets of nitrocellulose or nylon upon which probes have been spotted. Microarrays position the nucleic acid probes more densely such that up to 10,000 nucleic acid molecules can be fit into a region typically 1 to 4 square centimeters. Microarrays can be fabricated by spotting nucleic acid molecules, e.g., genes, oligonucleotides, etc., onto substrates or fabricating oligonucleotide sequences in situ on a substrate. Spotted or fabricated nucleic acid molecules can be applied in a high density matrix pattern of up to about 30 non-identical nucleic acid molecules per square centimeter or higher, e.g. up to about 100 or even 1000 per square centimeter. Microarrays typically use coated glass as the solid support, in contrast to the nitrocellulose-based material of filter arrays. By having an ordered array of marker RNA and/or miRNA-complementing nucleic acid samples, the position of each sample can be tracked and linked to the original sample.

A variety of different array devices in which a plurality of distinct nucleic acid probes are stably associated with the surface of a solid support are known to those of skill in the art. Useful substrates for arrays include nylon, glass, metal, plastic, latex, and silicon. Such arrays may vary in a number of different ways, including average probe length, sequence or types of probes, nature of bond between the probe and the array surface, e.g. covalent or non-covalent, and the like. The labeling and screening methods of the present invention and the arrays are not limited in its utility with respect to any parameter except that the probes detect miRNA, or genes or nucleic acid representative of genes; consequently, methods and compositions may be used with a variety of different types of nucleic acid arrays.

Representative methods and apparatus for preparing a microarray have been described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,143,854; 5,202,231; 5,242,974; 5,288,644; 5,324,633; 5,384,261; 5,405,783; 5,412,087; 5,424,186; 5,429,807; 5,432,049; 5,436,327; 5,445,934; 5,468,613; 5,470,710; 5,472,672; 5,492,806; 5,525,464; 5,503,980; 5,510,270; 5,525,464; 5,527,681; 5,529,756; 5,532,128; 5,545,531; 5,547,839; 5,554,501; 5,556,752; 5,561,071; 5,571,639; 5,580,726; 5,580,732; 5,593,839; 5,599,695; 5,599,672; 5,610,287; 5,624,711; 5,631,134; 5,639,603; 5,654,413; 5,658,734; 5,661,028; 5,665,547; 5,667,972; 5,695,940; 5,700,637; 5,744,305; 5,800,992; 5,807,522; 5,830,645; 5,837,196; 5,871,928; 5,847,219; 5,876,932; 5,919,626; 6,004,755; 6,087,102; 6,368,799; 6,383,749; 6,617,112; 6,638,717; 6,720,138, as well as WO 93/17126; WO 95/11995; WO 95/21265; WO 95/21944; WO 95/35505; WO 96/31622; WO 97/10365; WO 97/27317; WO 99/35505; WO 09923256; WO 09936760; WO0138580; WO 0168255; WO 03020898; WO 03040410; WO 03053586; WO 03087297; WO 03091426; WO03100012; WO 04020085; WO 04027093; EP 373 203; EP 785 280; EP 799 897 and UK 8 803 000; the disclosures of which are all herein incorporated by reference.

It is contemplated that the arrays can be high density arrays, such that they contain 2, 20, 25, 50, 80, 100 or more different probes. It is contemplated that they may contain 1000, 16,000, 65,000, 250,000 or 1,000,000 or more different probes. The probes can be directed to mRNA and/or miRNA targets in one or more different organisms or cell types. The oligonucleotide probes range from 5 to 50, 5 to 45, 10 to 40, 9 to 34, or 15 to 40 nucleotides in length in some embodiments. In certain embodiments, the oligonucleotide probes are 5, 10, 15, 20 to 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 nucleotides in length including all integers and ranges there between.

The location and sequence of each different probe sequence in the array are generally known. Moreover, the large number of different probes can occupy a relatively small area providing a high density array having a probe density of generally greater than about 60, 100, 600, 1000, 5,000, 10,000, 40,000, 100,000, or 400,000 different oligonucleotide probes per cm².

The surface area of the array can be about or less than about 1, 1.6, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 cm².

Moreover, a person of ordinary skill in the art could readily analyze data generated using an array. Such protocols are disclosed above, and include information found in WO 9743450; WO 03023058; WO 03022421; WO 03029485; WO 03067217; WO 03066906; WO 03076928; WO 03093810; WO 03100448A1, all of which are specifically incorporated by reference.

B. Sample Preparation

It is contemplated that the RNA and/or miRNA of a wide variety of samples can be analyzed using the arrays, index of probes, or array technology of the invention. While endogenous miRNA is contemplated for use with compositions and methods of the invention, recombinant miRNA—including nucleic acids that are complementary or identical to endogenous miRNA or precursor miRNA—can also be handled and analyzed as described herein. Samples may be biological samples, in which case, they can be from biopsy, fine needle aspirates, exfoliates, blood, tissue, organs, semen, saliva, tears, other bodily fluid, hair follicles, skin, or any sample containing or constituting biological cells, particularly cancer or hyperproliferative cells. In certain embodiments, samples may be, but are not limited to, biopsy, or cells purified or enriched to some extent from a biopsy or other bodily fluids or tissues. Alternatively, the sample may not be a biological sample, but be a chemical mixture, such as a cell-free reaction mixture (which may contain one or more biological enzymes).

C. Hybridization

After an array or a set of probes is prepared and/or the nucleic acid in the sample or probe is labeled, the population of target nucleic acids is contacted with the array or probes under hybridization conditions, where such conditions can be adjusted, as desired, to provide for an optimum level of specificity in view of the particular assay being performed. Suitable hybridization conditions are well known to those of skill in the art and reviewed in Sambrook et al. (2001) and WO 95/21944. Of particular interest in many embodiments is the use of stringent conditions during hybridization. Stringent conditions are known to those of skill in the art.

It is specifically contemplated that a single array or set of probes may be contacted with multiple samples. The samples may be labeled with different labels to distinguish the samples. For example, a single array can be contacted with a tumor tissue sample labeled with Cy3, and normal tissue sample labeled with Cy5. Differences between the samples for particular miRNAs corresponding to probes on the array can be readily ascertained and quantified.

The small surface area of the array permits uniform hybridization conditions, such as temperature regulation and salt content. Moreover, because of the small area occupied by the high density arrays, hybridization may be carried out in extremely small fluid volumes (e.g., about 250 μl or less, including volumes of about or less than about 5, 10, 25, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 μl, or any range derivable therein). In small volumes, hybridization may proceed very rapidly.

D. Differential Expression Analyses

Arrays of the invention can be used to detect differences between two samples. Specifically contemplated applications include identifying and/or quantifying differences between miRNA or gene expression from a sample that is normal and from a sample that is not normal, between a disease or condition and a cell not exhibiting such a disease or condition, or between two differently treated samples. Also, miRNA or gene expression may be compared between a sample believed to be susceptible to a particular disease or condition and one believed to be not susceptible or resistant to that disease or condition. A sample that is not normal is one exhibiting phenotypic or genotypic trait(s) of a disease or condition, or one believed to be not normal with respect to that disease or condition. It may be compared to a cell that is normal with respect to that disease or condition. Phenotypic traits include symptoms of, or susceptibility to, a disease or condition of which a component is or may or may not be genetic, or caused by a hyperproliferative or neoplastic cell or cells.

An array comprises a solid support with nucleic acid probes attached to the support. Arrays typically comprise a plurality of different nucleic acid probes that are coupled to a surface of a substrate in different, known locations. These arrays, also described as “microarrays” or colloquially “chips” have been generally described in the art, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,143,854, 5,445,934, 5,744,305, 5,677,195, 6,040,193, 5,424,186 and Fodor et al., (1991), each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. Techniques for the synthesis of these arrays using mechanical synthesis methods are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,384,261, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. Although a planar array surface is used in certain aspects, the array may be fabricated on a surface of virtually any shape or even a multiplicity of surfaces. Arrays may be nucleic acids on beads, gels, polymeric surfaces, fibers such as fiber optics, glass or any other appropriate substrate, see U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,770,358, 5,789,162, 5,708,153, 6,040,193 and 5,800,992, which are hereby incorporated in their entirety for all purposes. Arrays may be packaged in such a manner as to allow for diagnostics or other manipulation of an all inclusive device, see for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,856,174 and 5,922,591 incorporated in their entirety by reference for all purposes. See also U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/545,207, filed Apr. 7, 2000 for additional information concerning arrays, their manufacture, and their characteristics, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.

Particularly, arrays can be used to evaluate samples with respect to pathological condition such as cancer and related conditions. It is specifically contemplated that the invention can be used to evaluate differences between stages or sub-classifications of disease, such as between benign, cancerous, and metastatic tissues or tumors.

Phenotypic traits to be assessed include characteristics such as longevity, morbidity, expected survival, susceptibility or receptivity to particular drugs or therapeutic treatments (drug efficacy), and risk of drug toxicity. Samples that differ in these phenotypic traits may also be evaluated using the compositions and methods described.

In certain embodiments, miRNA and/or expression profiles may be generated to evaluate and correlate those profiles with pharmacokinetics or therapies. For example, these profiles may be created and evaluated for patient tumor and blood samples prior to the patient's being treated or during treatment to determine if there are miRNA or genes whose expression correlates with the outcome of the patient's treatment. Identification of differential miRNAs or genes can lead to a diagnostic assay for evaluation of tumor and/or blood samples to determine what drug regimen the patient should be provided. In addition, it can be used to identify or select patients suitable for a particular clinical trial. If an expression profile is determined to be correlated with drug efficacy or drug toxicity that profile is relevant to whether that patient is an appropriate patient for receiving a drug, for receiving a combination of drugs, or for a particular dosage of the drug.

In addition to the above prognostic assay, samples from patients with a variety of diseases can be evaluated to determine if different diseases can be identified based on miRNA and/or related gene expression levels. A diagnostic assay can be created based on the profiles that doctors can use to identify individuals with a disease or who are at risk to develop a disease. Alternatively, treatments can be designed based on miRNA profiling. Examples of such methods and compositions are described in the U.S. Provisional Patent Application entitled “Methods and Compositions Involving miRNA and miRNA Inhibitor Molecules” filed on May 23, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

E. Other Assays

In addition to the use of arrays and microarrays, it is contemplated that a number of different assays could be employed to analyze miRNAs or related genes, their activities, and their effects. Such assays include, but are not limited to, nucleic acid amplification, polymerase chain reaction, quantitative PCR, RT-PCR, in situ hybridization, Northern hybridization, hybridization protection assay (HPA) (GenProbe), branched DNA (bDNA) assay (Chiron), rolling circle amplification (RCA), single molecule hybridization detection (US Genomics), Invader assay (ThirdWave Technologies), and/or Bridge Litigation Assay (Genaco).

IV. Nucleic Acids

The present invention concerns nucleic acids, modified or mimetic nucleic acids, miRNAs, mRNAs, genes, and representative fragments thereof that can be labeled, used in array analysis, or employed in diagnostic, therapeutic, or prognostic applications, particularly those related to pathological conditions such as cancer. The molecules may have been endogenously produced by a cell, or been synthesized or produced chemically or recombinantly. They may be isolated and/or purified. Each of the miRNAs described herein and include the corresponding SEQ ID NO and accession numbers for these miRNA sequences. The name of a miRNA is often abbreviated and referred to without a “hsa-” prefix and will be understood as such, depending on the context. Unless otherwise indicated, miRNAs referred to in the application are human sequences identified as miR-X or let-X, where X is a number and/or letter.

In certain aspects, a miRNA probe designated by a suffix “5P” or “3P” can be used. “5P” indicates that the mature miRNA derives from the 5′ end of the precursor and a corresponding “3P” indicates that it derives from the 3′ end of the precursor, as described on the world wide web at sanger.ac.uk. Moreover, in some embodiments, a miRNA probe is used that does not correspond to a known human miRNA. It is contemplated that these non-human miRNA probes may be used in embodiments of the invention or that there may exist a human miRNA that is homologous to the non-human miRNA. In other embodiments, any mammalian cell, biological sample, or preparation thereof may be employed.

In some embodiments of the invention, methods and compositions involving miRNA may concern miRNA, markers (mRNAs), and/or other nucleic acids. Nucleic acids may be, be at least, or be at most 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 680, 690, 700, 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 770, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850, 860, 870, 880, 890, 900, 910, 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 970, 980, 990, or 1000 nucleotides, or any range derivable therein, in length. Such lengths cover the lengths of processed miRNA, miRNA probes, precursor miRNA, miRNA containing vectors, mRNA, mRNA probes, control nucleic acids, and other probes and primers.

In many embodiments, miRNA are 19-24 nucleotides in length, while miRNA probes are 19-35 nucleotides in length, depending on the length of the processed miRNA and any flanking regions added. miRNA precursors are generally between 62 and 110 nucleotides in humans.

Nucleic acids of the invention may have regions of identity or complementarity to another nucleic acid. It is contemplated that the region of complementarity or identity can be at least 5 contiguous residues, though it is specifically contemplated that the region is, is at least, or is at most 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 441, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 680, 690, 700, 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 770, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850, 860, 870, 880, 890, 900, 910, 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 970, 980, 990, or 1000 contiguous nucleotides. It is further understood that the length of complementarity within a precursor miRNA or other nucleic acid or between a miRNA probe and a miRNA or a miRNA gene are such lengths. Moreover, the complementarity may be expressed as a percentage, meaning that the complementarity between a probe and its target is 90% or greater over the length of the probe. In some embodiments, complementarity is or is at least 90%, 95% or 100%. In particular, such lengths may be applied to any nucleic acid comprising a nucleic acid sequence identified in any of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO:269, accession number, or any other sequence disclosed herein. Typically, the commonly used name of the miRNA is given (with its identifying source in the prefix, for example, “hsa” for human sequences) and the processed miRNA sequence. Unless otherwise indicated, a miRNA without a prefix will be understood to refer to a human miRNA. Moreover, a lowercase letter in a miRNA name may or may not be lowercase; for example, hsa-mir-130b can also be referred to as miR-130B. The term “miRNA probe” refers to a nucleic acid probe that can identify a particular miRNA or structurally related miRNAs.

It is understood that some nucleic acids are derived from genomic sequences or a gene. In this respect, the term “gene” is used for simplicity to refer to the genomic sequence encoding the precursor nucleic acid or miRNA for a given miRNA or gene. However, embodiments of the invention may involve genomic sequences of a miRNA that are involved in its expression, such as a promoter or other regulatory sequences.

The term “recombinant” may be used and this generally refers to a molecule that has been manipulated in vitro or that is a replicated or expressed product of such a molecule.

The term “nucleic acid” is well known in the art. A “nucleic acid” as used herein will generally refer to a molecule (one or more strands) of DNA, RNA or a derivative or analog thereof, comprising a nucleobase. A nucleobase includes, for example, a naturally occurring purine or pyrimidine base found in DNA (e.g., an adenine “A,” a guanine “G,” a thymine “T” or a cytosine “C”) or RNA (e.g., an A, a G, an uracil “U” or a C). The term “nucleic acid” encompasses the terms “oligonucleotide” and “polynucleotide,” each as a subgenus of the term “nucleic acid.”

The term “miRNA” generally refers to a single-stranded molecule, but in specific embodiments, molecules implemented in the invention will also encompass a region or an additional strand that is partially (between 10 and 50% complementary across length of strand), substantially (greater than 50% but less than 100% complementary across length of strand) or fully complementary to another region of the same single-stranded molecule or to another nucleic acid. Thus, miRNA may encompass a molecule that comprises one or more complementary or self-complementary strand(s) or “complement(s)” of a particular sequence. For example, precursor miRNA may have a self-complementary region, which is up to 100% complementary. miRNA probes or nucleic acids of the invention can include, can be or can be at least 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 or 100% complementary to their target.

It is understood that a “synthetic nucleic acid” of the invention means that the nucleic acid does not have all or part of a chemical structure or sequence of a naturally occurring nucleic acid. Consequently, it will be understood that the term “synthetic miRNA” refers to a “synthetic nucleic acid” that functions in a cell or under physiological conditions as a naturally occurring miRNA.

While embodiments of the invention may involve synthetic miRNAs or synthetic nucleic acids, in some embodiments of the invention, the nucleic acid molecule(s) need not be “synthetic.” In certain embodiments, a non-synthetic nucleic acid or miRNA employed in methods and compositions of the invention may have the entire sequence and structure of a naturally occurring mRNA or miRNA precursor or the mature mRNA or miRNA. For example, non-synthetic miRNAs used in methods and compositions of the invention may not have one or more modified nucleotides or nucleotide analogs. In these embodiments, the non-synthetic miRNA may or may not be recombinantly produced. In particular embodiments, the nucleic acid in methods and/or compositions of the invention is specifically a synthetic miRNA and not a non-synthetic miRNA (that is, not an miRNA that qualifies as “synthetic”); though in other embodiments, the invention specifically involves a non-synthetic miRNA and not a synthetic miRNA. Any embodiments discussed with respect to the use of synthetic miRNAs can be applied with respect to non-synthetic miRNAs, and vice versa.

It will be understood that the term “naturally occurring” refers to something found in an organism without any intervention by a person; it could refer to a naturally-occurring wildtype or mutant molecule. In some embodiments a synthetic miRNA molecule does not have the sequence of a naturally occurring miRNA molecule. In other embodiments, a synthetic miRNA molecule may have the sequence of a naturally occurring miRNA molecule, but the chemical structure of the molecule, particularly in the part unrelated specifically to the precise sequence (non-sequence chemical structure) differs from chemical structure of the naturally occurring miRNA molecule with that sequence. In some cases, the synthetic miRNA has both a sequence and non-sequence chemical structure that are not found in a naturally-occurring miRNA. Moreover, the sequence of the synthetic molecules will identify which miRNA is effectively being provided or inhibited; the endogenous miRNA will be referred to as the “corresponding miRNA.” Corresponding miRNA sequences that can be used in the context of the invention include, but are not limited to, all or a portion of those sequences in SEQ ID NOs: 1-269, as well as any other miRNA sequence, miRNA precursor sequence, or any sequence complementary thereof. In some embodiments, the sequence is or is derived from or contains all or part of a sequence identified herein to target a particular miRNA (or set of miRNAs) that can be used with that sequence. Any 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260 or any number or range of sequences there between may be selected to the exclusion of all non-selected sequences.

As used herein, “hybridization”, “hybridizes” or “capable of hybridizing” is understood to mean the forming of a double or triple stranded molecule or a molecule with partial double or triple stranded nature. The term “anneal” as used herein is synonymous with “hybridize.” The term “hybridization”, “hybridize(s)” or “capable of hybridizing” encompasses the terms “stringent condition(s)” or “high stringency” and the terms “low stringency” or “low stringency condition(s).”

As used herein “stringent condition(s)” or “high stringency” are those conditions that allow hybridization between or within one or more nucleic acid strand(s) containing complementary sequence(s), but preclude hybridization of random sequences. Stringent conditions tolerate little, if any, mismatch between a nucleic acid and a target strand. Such conditions are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and are preferred for applications requiring high selectivity. Non-limiting applications include isolating a nucleic acid, such as a gene or a nucleic acid segment thereof, or detecting at least one specific mRNA transcript or a nucleic acid segment thereof, and the like.

Stringent conditions may comprise low salt and/or high temperature conditions, such as provided by about 0.02 M to about 0.5 M NaCl at temperatures of about 42° C. to about 70° C. It is understood that the temperature and ionic strength of a desired stringency are determined in part by the length of the particular nucleic acid(s), the length and nucleobase content of the target sequence(s), the charge composition of the nucleic acid(s), and to the presence or concentration of formamide, tetramethylammonium chloride or other solvent(s) in a hybridization mixture.

It is also understood that these ranges, compositions and conditions for hybridization are mentioned by way of non-limiting examples only, and that the desired stringency for a particular hybridization reaction is often determined empirically by comparison to one or more positive or negative controls. Depending on the application envisioned it is preferred to employ varying conditions of hybridization to achieve varying degrees of selectivity of a nucleic acid towards a target sequence. In a non-limiting example, identification of a related target nucleic acid that does not hybridize to a nucleic acid under stringent conditions may be achieved by hybridization at low temperature and/or high ionic strength. Such conditions are termed “low stringency” or “low stringency conditions,” and non-limiting examples of low stringency include hybridization performed at about 0.15 M to about 0.9 M NaCl at a temperature range of about 20° C. to about 50° C. Of course, it is within the skill of one in the art to further modify the low or high stringency conditions to suite a particular application.

A. Nucleobase, Nucleoside, Nucleotide, and Modified Nucleotides

As used herein a “nucleobase” refers to a heterocyclic base, such as for example a naturally occurring nucleobase (i.e., an A, T, G, C or U) found in at least one naturally occurring nucleic acid (i.e., DNA and RNA), and naturally or non-naturally occurring derivative(s) and analogs of such a nucleobase. A nucleobase generally can form one or more hydrogen bonds (“anneal” or “hybridize”) with at least one naturally occurring nucleobase in a manner that may substitute for naturally occurring nucleobase pairing (e.g., the hydrogen bonding between A and T, G and C, and A and U).

“Purine” and/or “pyrimidine” nucleobase(s) encompass naturally occurring purine and/or pyrimidine nucleobases and also derivative(s) and analog(s) thereof, including but not limited to, those a purine or pyrimidine substituted by one or more of an alkyl, caboxyalkyl, amino, hydroxyl, halogen (i.e., fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo), thiol or alkylthiol moiety. Preferred alkyl (e.g., alkyl, caboxyalkyl, etc.) moieties comprise of from about 1, about 2, about 3, about 4, about 5, to about 6 carbon atoms. Other non-limiting examples of a purine or pyrimidine include a deazapurine, a 2,6-diaminopurine, a 5-fluorouracil, a xanthine, a hypoxanthine, a 8-bromoguanine, a 8-chloroguanine, a bromothymine, a 8-aminoguanine, a 8-hydroxyguanine, a 8-methylguanine, a 8-thioguanine, an azaguanine, a 2-aminopurine, a 5-ethylcytosine, a 5-methylcyosine, a 5-bromouracil, a 5-ethyluracil, a 5-iodouracil, a 5-chlorouracil, a 5-propyluracil, a thiouracil, a 2-methyladenine, a methylthioadenine, a N,N-diemethyladenine, an azaadenines, a 8-bromoadenine, a 8-hydroxyadenine, a 6-hydroxyaminopurine, a 6-thiopurine, a 4-(6-aminohexyl/cytosine), and the like. Other examples are well known to those of skill in the art.

As used herein, a “nucleoside” refers to an individual chemical unit comprising a nucleobase covalently attached to a nucleobase linker moiety. A non-limiting example of a “nucleobase linker moiety” is a sugar comprising 5-carbon atoms (i.e., a “5-carbon sugar”), including but not limited to a deoxyribose, a ribose, an arabinose, or a derivative or an analog of a 5-carbon sugar. Non-limiting examples of a derivative or an analog of a 5-carbon sugar include a 2′-fluoro-2′-deoxyribose or a carbocyclic sugar where a carbon is substituted for an oxygen atom in the sugar ring. Different types of covalent attachment(s) of a nucleobase to a nucleobase linker moiety are known in the art (Kornberg and Baker, 1992).

As used herein, a “nucleotide” refers to a nucleoside further comprising a “backbone moiety”. A backbone moiety generally covalently attaches a nucleotide to another molecule comprising a nucleotide, or to another nucleotide to form a nucleic acid. The “backbone moiety” in naturally occurring nucleotides typically comprises a phosphorus moiety, which is covalently attached to a 5-carbon sugar. The attachment of the backbone moiety typically occurs at either the 3′- or 5′-position of the 5-carbon sugar. However, other types of attachments are known in the art, particularly when a nucleotide comprises derivatives or analogs of a naturally occurring 5-carbon sugar or phosphorus moiety.

A nucleic acid may comprise, or be composed entirely of, a derivative or analog of a nucleobase, a nucleobase linker moiety and/or backbone moiety that may be present in a naturally occurring nucleic acid. RNA with nucleic acid analogs may also be labeled according to methods of the invention. As used herein a “derivative” refers to a chemically modified or altered form of a naturally occurring molecule, while the terms “mimic” or “analog” refer to a molecule that may or may not structurally resemble a naturally occurring molecule or moiety, but possesses similar functions. As used herein, a “moiety” generally refers to a smaller chemical or molecular component of a larger chemical or molecular structure. Nucleobase, nucleoside and nucleotide analogs or derivatives are well known in the art, and have been described (see for example, Scheit, 1980, incorporated herein by reference).

Additional non-limiting examples of nucleosides, nucleotides or nucleic acids include those in: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,681,947, 5,652,099 and 5,763,167, 5,614,617, 5,670,663, 5,872,232, 5,859,221, 5,446,137, 5,886,165, 5,714,606, 5,672,697, 5,466,786, 5,792,847, 5,223,618, 5,470,967, 5,378,825, 5,777,092, 5,623,070, 5,610,289, 5,602,240, 5,858,988, 5,214,136, 5,700,922, 5,708,154, 5,728,525, 5,637,683, 6,251,666, 5,480,980, and 5,728,525, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Labeling methods and kits of the invention specifically contemplate the use of nucleotides that are both modified for attachment of a label and can be incorporated into a miRNA molecule. Such nucleotides include those that can be labeled with a dye, including a fluorescent dye, or with a molecule such as biotin. Labeled nucleotides are readily available; they can be acquired commercially or they can be synthesized by reactions known to those of skill in the art.

Modified nucleotides for use in the invention are not naturally occurring nucleotides, but instead, refer to prepared nucleotides that have a reactive moiety on them. Specific reactive functionalities of interest include: amino, sulfhydryl, sulfoxyl, aminosulfhydryl, azido, epoxide, isothiocyanate, isocyanate, anhydride, monochlorotriazine, dichlorotriazine, mono- or dihalogen substituted pyridine, mono- or disubstituted diazine, maleimide, epoxide, aziridine, sulfonyl halide, acid halide, alkyl halide, aryl halide, alkylsulfonate, N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, imido ester, hydrazine, azidonitrophenyl, azide, 3-(2-pyridyl dithio)-propionamide, glyoxal, aldehyde, iodoacetyl, cyanomethyl ester, p-nitrophenyl ester, o-nitrophenyl ester, hydroxypyridine ester, carbonyl imidazole, and the other such chemical groups. In some embodiments, the reactive functionality may be bonded directly to a nucleotide, or it may be bonded to the nucleotide through a linking group. The functional moiety and any linker cannot substantially impair the ability of the nucleotide to be added to the miRNA or to be labeled. Representative linking groups include carbon containing linking groups, typically ranging from about 2 to 18, usually from about 2 to 8 carbon atoms, where the carbon containing linking groups may or may not include one or more heteroatoms, e.g. S, O, N etc., and may or may not include one or more sites of unsaturation. Of particular interest in many embodiments are alkyl linking groups, typically lower alkyl linking groups of 1 to 16, usually 1 to 4 carbon atoms, where the linking groups may include one or more sites of unsaturation. The functionalized nucleotides (or primers) used in the above methods of functionalized target generation may be fabricated using known protocols or purchased from commercial vendors, e.g., Sigma, Roche, Ambion, Biosearch Technologies and NEN. Functional groups may be prepared according to ways known to those of skill in the art, including the representative information found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,404,289; 4,405,711; 4,337,063 and 5,268,486, and U.K. Patent 1,529,202, which are all incorporated by reference.

Amine-modified nucleotides are used in several embodiments of the invention. The amine-modified nucleotide is a nucleotide that has a reactive amine group for attachment of the label. It is contemplated that any ribonucleotide (G, A, U, or C) or deoxyribonucleotide (G, A, T, or C) can be modified for labeling. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following modified ribo- and deoxyribo-nucleotides: 5-(3-aminoallyl)-UTP; 8-[(4-amino)butyl]-amino-ATP and 8-[(6-amino)butyl]-amino-ATP; N6-(4-amino)butyl-ATP, N6-(6-amino)butyl-ATP, N4-[2,2-oxy-bis-(ethylamine)]-CTP; N6-(6-Amino)hexyl-ATP; 8-[(6-Amino)hexyl]-amino-ATP; 5-propargylamino-CTP, 5-propargylamino-UTP; 5-(3-aminoallyl)-dUTP; 8-[(4-amino)butyl]-amino-dATP and 8-[(6-amino)butyl]-amino-dATP; N6-(4-amino)butyl-dATP, N6-(6-amino)butyl-dATP, N4-[2,2-oxy-bis-(ethylamine)]-dCTP; N6-(6-Amino)hexyl-dATP; 8-[(6-Amino)hexyl]-amino-dATP; 5-propargylamino-dCTP, and 5-propargylamino-dUTP. Such nucleotides can be prepared according to methods known to those of skill in the art. Moreover, a person of ordinary skill in the art could prepare other nucleotide entities with the same amine-modification, such as a 5-(3-aminoallyl)-CTP, GTP, ATP, dCTP, dGTP, dTTP, or dUTP in place of a 5-(3-aminoallyl)-UTP.

B. Preparation of Nucleic Acids

A nucleic acid may be made by any technique known to one of ordinary skill in the art, such as for example, chemical synthesis, enzymatic production, or biological production. It is specifically contemplated that miRNA probes of the invention are chemically synthesized.

In some embodiments of the invention, miRNAs are recovered or isolated from a biological sample. The miRNA may be recombinant or it may be natural or endogenous to the cell (produced from the cell's genome). It is contemplated that a biological sample may be treated in a way so as to enhance the recovery of small RNA molecules such as miRNA. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/667,126 describes such methods and it is specifically incorporated by reference herein. Generally, methods involve lysing cells with a solution having guanidinium and a detergent.

Alternatively, nucleic acid synthesis is performed according to standard methods. See, for example, Itakura and Riggs (1980) and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,704,362, 5,221,619, and 5,583,013, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Non-limiting examples of a synthetic nucleic acid (e.g., a synthetic oligonucleotide), include a nucleic acid made by in vitro chemically synthesis using phosphotriester, phosphite, or phosphoramidite chemistry and solid phase techniques such as described in EP 266,032, incorporated herein by reference, or via deoxynucleoside H-phosphonate intermediates as described by Froehler et al., 1986 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,705,629, each incorporated herein by reference. Various different mechanisms of oligonucleotide synthesis have been disclosed in for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,659,774, 4,816,571, 5,141,813, 5,264,566, 4,959,463, 5,428,148, 5,554,744, 5,574,146, 5,602,244, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

A non-limiting example of an enzymatically produced nucleic acid include one produced by enzymes in amplification reactions such as PCR™ (see for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,202 and 4,682,195, each incorporated herein by reference), or the synthesis of an oligonucleotide described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,645,897, incorporated herein by reference. See also Sambrook et al., 2001, incorporated herein by reference).

Oligonucleotide synthesis is well known to those of skill in the art. Various different mechanisms of oligonucleotide synthesis have been disclosed in for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,659,774, 4,816,571, 5,141,813, 5,264,566, 4,959,463, 5,428,148, 5,554,744, 5,574,146, 5,602,244, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Recombinant methods for producing nucleic acids in a cell are well known to those of skill in the art. These include the use of vectors (viral and non-viral), plasmids, cosmids, and other vehicles for delivering a nucleic acid to a cell, which may be the target cell (e.g., a cancer cell) or simply a host cell (to produce large quantities of the desired RNA molecule). Alternatively, such vehicles can be used in the context of a cell free system so long as the reagents for generating the RNA molecule are present. Such methods include those described in Sambrook, 2003, Sambrook, 2001 and Sambrook, 1989, which are hereby incorporated by reference.

C. Isolation of Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids may be isolated using techniques well known to those of skill in the art, though in particular embodiments, methods for isolating small nucleic acid molecules, and/or isolating RNA molecules can be employed. Chromatography is a process often used to separate or isolate nucleic acids from protein or from other nucleic acids. Such methods can involve electrophoresis with a gel matrix, filter columns, alcohol precipitation, and/or other chromatography. If miRNA from cells is to be used or evaluated, methods generally involve lysing the cells with a chaotropic (e.g., guanidinium isothiocyanate) and/or detergent (e.g., N-lauroyl sarcosine) prior to implementing processes for isolating particular populations of RNA.

In particular methods for separating miRNA from other nucleic acids, a gel matrix is prepared using polyacrylamide, though agarose can also be used. The gels may be graded by concentration or they may be uniform. Plates or tubing can be used to hold the gel matrix for electrophoresis. Usually one-dimensional electrophoresis is employed for the separation of nucleic acids. Plates are used to prepare a slab gel, while the tubing (glass or rubber, typically) can be used to prepare a tube gel. The phrase “tube electrophoresis” refers to the use of a tube or tubing, instead of plates, to form the gel. Materials for implementing tube electrophoresis can be readily prepared by a person of skill in the art or purchased, such as from C.B.S. Scientific Co., Inc. or Scie-Plas.

Methods may involve the use of organic solvents and/or alcohol to isolate nucleic acids, particularly miRNA used in methods and compositions of the invention. Some embodiments are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/667,126, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Generally, this disclosure provides methods for efficiently isolating small RNA molecules from cells comprising: adding an alcohol solution to a cell lysate and applying the alcohol/lysate mixture to a solid support before eluting the RNA molecules from the solid support. In some embodiments, the amount of alcohol added to a cell lysate achieves an alcohol concentration of about 55% to 60%. While different alcohols can be employed, ethanol works well. A solid support may be any structure, and it includes beads, filters, and columns, which may include a mineral or polymer support with electronegative groups. A glass fiber filter or column has worked particularly well for such isolation procedures.

In specific embodiments, miRNA isolation processes include: a) lysing cells in the sample with a lysing solution comprising guanidinium, wherein a lysate with a concentration of at least about 1 M guanidinium is produced; b) extracting miRNA molecules from the lysate with an extraction solution comprising phenol; c) adding to the lysate an alcohol solution for forming a lysate/alcohol mixture, wherein the concentration of alcohol in the mixture is between about 35% to about 70%; d) applying the lysate/alcohol mixture to a solid support; e) eluting the miRNA molecules from the solid support with an ionic solution; and, f) capturing the miRNA molecules. Typically the sample is dried and resuspended in a liquid and volume appropriate for subsequent manipulation.

V. Labels and Labeling Techniques

In some embodiments, the present invention concerns miRNA that are labeled. It is contemplated that miRNA may first be isolated and/or purified prior to labeling. This may achieve a reaction that more efficiently labels the miRNA, as opposed to other RNA in a sample in which the miRNA is not isolated or purified prior to labeling. In many embodiments of the invention, the label is non-radioactive. Generally, nucleic acids may be labeled by adding labeled nucleotides (one-step process) or adding nucleotides and labeling the added nucleotides (two-step process).

A. Labeling Techniques

In some embodiments, nucleic acids are labeled by catalytically adding to the nucleic acid an already labeled nucleotide or nucleotides. One or more labeled nucleotides can be added to miRNA molecules. See U.S. Pat. No. 6,723,509, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

In other embodiments, an unlabeled nucleotide or nucleotides is catalytically added to a miRNA, and the unlabeled nucleotide is modified with a chemical moiety that enables it to be subsequently labeled. In embodiments of the invention, the chemical moiety is a reactive amine such that the nucleotide is an amine-modified nucleotide. Examples of amine-modified nucleotides are well known to those of skill in the art, many being commercially available such as from Ambion, Sigma, Jena Bioscience, and TriLink.

In contrast to labeling of cDNA during its synthesis, the issue for labeling miRNA is how to label the already existing molecule. The present invention concerns the use of an enzyme capable of using a di- or tri-phosphate ribonucleotide or deoxyribonucleotide as a substrate for its addition to a miRNA. Moreover, in specific embodiments, it involves using a modified di- or tri-phosphate ribonucleotide, which is added to the 3′ end of a miRNA. Enzymes capable of adding such nucleotides include, but are not limited to, poly(A) polymerase, terminal transferase, and polynucleotide phosphorylase. In specific embodiments of the invention, a ligase is contemplated as not being the enzyme used to add the label, and instead, a non-ligase enzyme is employed. Terminal transferase catalyzes the addition of nucleotides to the 3′ terminus of a nucleic acid. Polynucleotide phosphorylase can polymerize nucleotide diphosphates without the need for a primer.

B. Labels

Labels on miRNA or miRNA probes may be colorimetric (includes visible and UV spectrum, including fluorescent), luminescent, enzymatic, or positron emitting (including radioactive). The label may be detected directly or indirectly. Radioactive labels include ¹²⁵I, ³²P, ³³P, and ³⁵S. Examples of enzymatic labels include alkaline phosphatase, luciferase, horseradish peroxidase, and β-galactosidase. Labels can also be proteins with luminescent properties, e.g., green fluorescent protein and phicoerythrin.

The colorimetric and fluorescent labels contemplated for use as conjugates include, but are not limited to, Alexa Fluor dyes, BODIPY dyes, such as BODIPY FL; Cascade Blue; Cascade Yellow; coumarin and its derivatives, such as 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin, aminocoumarin and hydroxycoumarin; cyanine dyes, such as Cy3 and Cy5; eosins and erythrosins; fluorescein and its derivatives, such as fluorescein isothiocyanate; macrocyclic chelates of lanthanide ions, such as Quantum Dye™; Marina Blue; Oregon Green; rhodamine dyes, such as rhodamine red, tetramethylrhodamine and rhodamine 6G; Texas Red; fluorescent energy transfer dyes, such as thiazole orange-ethidium heterodimer; and, TOTAB.

Specific examples of dyes include, but are not limited to, those identified above and the following: Alexa Fluor 350, Alexa Fluor 405, Alexa Fluor 430, Alexa Fluor 488, Alexa Fluor 500. Alexa Fluor 514, Alexa Fluor 532, Alexa Fluor 546, Alexa Fluor 555, Alexa Fluor 568, Alexa Fluor 594, Alexa Fluor 610, Alexa Fluor 633, Alexa Fluor 647, Alexa Fluor 660, Alexa Fluor 680, Alexa Fluor 700, and, Alexa Fluor 750; amine-reactive BODIPY dyes, such as BODIPY 493/503, BODIPY 530/550, BODIPY 558/568, BODIPY 564/570, BODIPY 576/589, BODIPY 581/591, BODIPY 630/650, BODIPY 650/655, BODIPY FL, BODIPY R6G, BODIPY TMR, and, BODIPY-TR; Cy3, Cy5, 6-FAM, Fluorescein Isothiocyanate, HEX, 6-JOE, Oregon Green 488, Oregon Green 500, Oregon Green 514, Pacific Blue, REG, Rhodamine Green, Rhodamine Red, Renographin, ROX, SYPRO, TAMRA, 2′,4′,5′,7′-Tetrabromosulfonefluorescein, and TET.

Specific examples of fluorescently labeled ribonucleotides are available from Molecular Probes, and these include, Alexa Fluor 488-5-UTP, Fluorescein-12-UTP, BODIPY FL-14-UTP, BODIPY TMR-14-UTP, Tetramethylrhodamine-6-UTP, Alexa Fluor 546-14-UTP, Texas Red-5-UTP, and BODIPY TR-14-UTP. Other fluorescent ribonucleotides are available from Amersham Biosciences, such as Cy3-UTP and Cy5-UTP.

Examples of fluorescently labeled deoxyribonucleotides include Dinitrophenyl (DNP)-11-dUTP, Cascade Blue-7-dUTP, Alexa Fluor 488-5-dUTP, Fluorescein-12-dUTP, Oregon Green 488-5-dUTP, BODIPY FL-14-dUTP, Rhodamine Green-5-dUTP, Alexa Fluor 532-5-dUTP, BODIPY TMR-14-dUTP, Tetramethylrhodamine-6-dUTP, Alexa Fluor 546-14-dUTP, Alexa Fluor 568-5-dUTP, Texas Red-12-dUTP, Texas Red-5-dUTP, BODIPY TR-14-dUTP, Alexa Fluor 594-5-dUTP, BODIPY 630/650-14-dUTP, BODIPY 650/665-14-dUTP; Alexa Fluor 488-7-OBEA-dCTP, Alexa Fluor 546-16-OBEA-dCTP, Alexa Fluor 594-7-OBEA-dCTP, Alexa Fluor 647-12-OBEA-dCTP.

It is contemplated that nucleic acids may be labeled with two different labels. Furthermore, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) may be employed in methods of the invention (e.g., Klostermeier et al., 2002; Emptage, 2001; Didenko, 2001, each incorporated by reference).

Alternatively, the label may not be detectable per se, but indirectly detectable or allowing for the isolation or separation of the targeted nucleic acid. For example, the label could be biotin, digoxigenin, polyvalent cations, chelator groups and the other ligands, include ligands for an antibody.

C. Visualization Techniques

A number of techniques for visualizing or detecting labeled nucleic acids are readily available. Such techniques include, microscopy, arrays, Fluorometry, Light cyclers or other real time PCR machines, FACS analysis, scintillation counters, Phosphoimagers, Geiger counters, MRI, CAT, antibody-based detection methods (Westerns, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry), histochemical techniques, HPLC (Griffey et al., 1997), spectroscopy, capillary gel electrophoresis (Cummins et al., 1996), spectroscopy; mass spectroscopy; radiological techniques; and mass balance techniques.

When two or more differentially colored labels are employed, fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) techniques may be employed to characterize association of one or more nucleic acid. Furthermore, a person of ordinary skill in the art is well aware of ways of visualizing, identifying, and characterizing labeled nucleic acids, and accordingly, such protocols may be used as part of the invention. Examples of tools that may be used also include fluorescent microscopy, a BioAnalyzer, a plate reader, Storm (Molecular Dynamics), Array Scanner, FACS (fluorescent activated cell sorter), or any instrument that has the ability to excite and detect a fluorescent molecule.

VI. Kits

Any of the compositions described herein may be comprised in a kit. In a non-limiting example, reagents for isolating miRNA, labeling miRNA, and/or evaluating a miRNA population using an array, nucleic acid amplification, and/or hybridization can be included in a kit, as well reagents for preparation of samples from blood samples. The kit may further include reagents for creating or synthesizing miRNA probes. The kits will thus comprise, in suitable container means, an enzyme for labeling the miRNA by incorporating labeled nucleotide or unlabeled nucleotides that are subsequently labeled. In certain aspects, the kit can include amplification reagents. In other aspects, the kit may include various supports, such as glass, nylon, polymeric beads, and the like, and/or reagents for coupling any probes and/or target nucleic acids. It may also include one or more buffers, such as reaction buffer, labeling buffer, washing buffer, or a hybridization buffer, compounds for preparing the miRNA probes, and components for isolating miRNA. Other kits of the invention may include components for making a nucleic acid array comprising miRNA, and thus, may include, for example, a solid support.

Kits for implementing methods of the invention described herein are specifically contemplated. In some embodiments, there are kits for preparing miRNA for multi-labeling and kits for preparing miRNA probes and/or miRNA arrays. In these embodiments, kit comprise, in suitable container means, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or more of the following: (1) poly(A) polymerase; (2) unmodified nucleotides (G, A, T, C, and/or U); (3) a modified nucleotide (labeled or unlabeled); (4) poly(A) polymerase buffer; and, (5) at least one microfilter; (6) label that can be attached to a nucleotide; (7) at least one miRNA probe; (8) reaction buffer; (9) a miRNA array or components for making such an array; (10) acetic acid; (11) alcohol; (12) solutions for preparing, isolating, enriching, and purifying miRNAs or miRNA probes or arrays. Other reagents include those generally used for manipulating RNA, such as formamide, loading dye, ribonuclease inhibitors, and DNase.

In specific embodiments, kits of the invention include an array containing miRNA probes, as described in the application. An array may have probes corresponding to all known miRNAs of an organism or a particular tissue or organ in particular conditions, or to a subset of such probes. The subset of probes on arrays of the invention may be or include those identified as relevant to a particular diagnostic, therapeutic, or prognostic application. For example, the array may contain one or more probes that is indicative or suggestive of (1) a disease or condition (acute myeloid leukemia), (2) susceptibility or resistance to a particular drug or treatment; (3) susceptibility to toxicity from a drug or substance; (4) the stage of development or severity of a disease or condition (prognosis); and (5) genetic predisposition to a disease or condition.

For any kit embodiment, including an array, there can be nucleic acid molecules that contain or can be used to amplify a sequence that is a variant of, identical to or complementary to all or part of any of SEQ ID NOS: 1-267. In certain embodiments, a kit or array of the invention can contain one or more probes for the miRNAs identified by SEQ ID NOS:1-267. Any nucleic acid discussed above may be implemented as part of a kit.

The components of the kits may be packaged either in aqueous media or in lyophilized form. The container means of the kits will generally include at least one vial, test tube, flask, bottle, syringe or other container means, into which a component may be placed, and preferably, suitably aliquoted. Where there is more than one component in the kit (labeling reagent and label may be packaged together), the kit also will generally contain a second, third or other additional container into which the additional components may be separately placed. However, various combinations of components may be comprised in a vial. The kits of the present invention also will typically include a means for containing the nucleic acids, and any other reagent containers in close confinement for commercial sale. Such containers may include injection or blow molded plastic containers into which the desired vials are retained.

When the components of the kit are provided in one and/or more liquid solutions, the liquid solution is an aqueous solution, with a sterile aqueous solution being particularly preferred.

However, the components of the kit may be provided as dried powder(s). When reagents and/or components are provided as a dry powder, the powder can be reconstituted by the addition of a suitable solvent. It is envisioned that the solvent may also be provided in another container means. In some embodiments, labeling dyes are provided as a dried power. It is contemplated that 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 120, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000 μg or at least or at most those amounts of dried dye are provided in kits of the invention. The dye may then be resuspended in any suitable solvent, such as DMSO.

Such kits may also include components that facilitate isolation of the labeled miRNA. It may also include components that preserve or maintain the miRNA or that protect against its degradation. Such components may be RNAse-free or protect against RNAses. Such kits generally will comprise, in suitable means, distinct containers for each individual reagent or solution.

A kit will also include instructions for employing the kit components as well the use of any other reagent not included in the kit. Instructions may include variations that can be implemented.

Kits of the invention may also include one or more of the following: Control RNA; nuclease-free water; RNase-free containers, such as 1.5 ml tubes; RNase-free elution tubes; PEG or dextran; ethanol; acetic acid; sodium acetate; ammonium acetate; guanidinium; detergent; nucleic acid size marker; RNase-free tube tips; and RNase or DNase inhibitors.

It is contemplated that such reagents are embodiments of kits of the invention. Such kits, however, are not limited to the particular items identified above and may include any reagent used for the manipulation or characterization of miRNA.

VII. EXAMPLES

The following examples are included to demonstrate preferred embodiments of the invention. It should be appreciated by those of skill in the art that the techniques disclosed in the examples which follow represent techniques discovered by the inventor to function well in the practice of the invention, and thus can be considered to constitute preferred modes for its practice. However, those of skill in the art should, in light of the present disclosure, appreciate that many changes can be made in the specific embodiments which are disclosed and still obtain a like or similar result without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Example 1 Gene Expression Analysis Following Transfection with HSA-MiR-20a

miRNAs are believed to regulate gene expression by binding to target mRNA transcripts and (1) initiating transcript degradation or (2) altering protein translation from the transcript. Translational regulation leading to an up or down change in protein expression may lead to changes in activity and expression of downstream gene products and genes that are in turn regulated by those proteins. These numerous regulatory effects may be revealed as changes in the global mRNA expression profile. Microarray gene expression analyses were performed to identify genes that are mis-regulated by hsa-miR-20a expression.

Synthetic Pre-miR-20a (Ambion) was reverse transfected into quadruplicate samples of A549 cells for each of three time points. Cells were transfected using siPORT NeoFX (Ambion) according to the manufacturer's recommendations using the following parameters: 200,000 cells per well in a 6 well plate, 5.0 μl of NeoFX, 30 nM final concentration of miRNA in 2.5 ml. Cells were harvested at 4 h, 24 h, and 72 h post transfection. Total RNA was extracted using RNAqueous-4PCR (Ambion) according to the manufacturer's recommended protocol.

mRNA array analyses were performed by Asuragen Services (Austin, Tex.), according to the company's standard operating procedures. Using the MessageAmp™ II-96 aRNA Amplification Kit (Ambion, cat #1819) 2 μg of total RNA were used for target preparation and labeling with biotin. cRNA yields were quantified using an Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100 capillary electrophoresis protocol. Labeled target was hybridized to Affymetrix mRNA arrays (Human HG-U133A 2.0 arrays) using the manufacturer's recommendations and the following parameters. Hybridizations were carried out at 45° C. for 16 hr in an Affymetrix Model 640 hybridization oven. Arrays were washed and stained on an Affymetrix FS450 Fluidics station, running the wash script Midi_euk2v3_(—)450. The arrays were scanned on a Affymetrix GeneChip Scanner 3000. Summaries of the image signal data, group mean values, p-values with significance flags, log ratios and gene annotations for every gene on the array were generated using the Affymetrix Statistical Algorithm MAS 5.0 (GCOS v1.3). Data were reported in a file (cabinet) containing the Affymetrix data and result files and in files (.cel) containing the primary image and processed cell intensities of the arrays. Data were normalized for the effect observed by the average of two negative control microRNA sequences and then were averaged together for presentation. A list of genes whose expression levels varied by at least 0.7 log₂ from the average negative control was assembled. Results of the microarray gene expression analysis are shown in Table 1 supra.

Manipulation of the expression levels of the genes listed in Table 1 represents a potentially useful therapy for cancer and other diseases in which increased or reduced expression of hsa-miR-20a has a role in the disease.

Example 2 Cellular pathways affected by HSA-MiR-20a

The mis-regulation of gene expression by hsa-miR-20a (Table 1) affects many cellular pathways that represent potential therapeutic targets for the control of cancer and other diseases and disorders. The inventors determined the identity and nature of the cellular genetic pathways affected by the regulatory cascade induced by hsa-miR-20a expression. Cellular pathway analyses were performed using Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (Ingenuity® Systems, Redwood City, Calif.). The most significantly affected pathways following over-expression of hsa-miR-20a in A549 cells are shown in Table 2 supra.

These data demonstrate that hsa-miR-20a directly or indirectly affects the expression of numerous cellular growth-, cellular proliferation-, cell signaling-, and cell development-related genes and thus primarily affects functional pathways related to, cellular growth, cellular development, and cell proliferation. Those cellular processes all have integral roles in the development and progression of various cancers. Manipulation of the expression levels of genes in the cellular pathways shown in Table 2 represents a potentially useful therapy for cancer and other diseases in which increased or reduced expression of hsa-miR-20a has a role in the disease.

Example 3 Predicted Gene Targets of Hsa-MiR-20a

Gene targets for binding of and regulation by hsa-miR-20a were predicted using the proprietary algorithm miRNA Target™ (Asuragen) and are shown in Table 3 supra.

The predicted gene targets that exhibited altered mRNA expression levels in human cancer cells, following transfection with pre-miR hsa-miR-20a, are shown in Table 4 supra.

The predicted gene targets of hsa-miR-20a whose mRNA expression levels are affected by hsa-miR-20a represent particularly useful candidates for cancer therapy and therapy of other diseases through manipulation of their expression levels.

Example 4 Cancer Related Gene Expression Altered by HSA-MiR-20a

Cell proliferation and survival pathways are commonly altered in tumors (Hanahan and Weinberg, 2000). The inventors have shown that hsa-miR-20a directly or indirectly regulates the transcripts of proteins that are critical in the regulation of these pathways. Many of these targets have inherent oncogenic or tumor suppressor activity. Hsa-miR-20a targets that are associated with various cancer types are shown in Table 5.

Hsa-miR-20a targets of particular interest are genes and their products that function in the regulation of intracellular signal transduction. When deregulated, many of these proteins contribute to the malignant phenotype in vitro and in vivo. Hsa-miR-20a affects intracellular signaling at various layers and controls the expression of secretory growth factors, transmembrane growth factor receptors, and cytoplasmic signaling molecules. Examples of secreted proteins regulated by hsa-miR-20a are Eregulin (EREG), Wnt5a and the inflammatory chemokine IL-8. Eregulin (EREG) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family and binds to EGF receptors such as ErbB (Shelly et al., 1998). Eregulin expression is rare in adult tissues but is elevated in various cancer types (Toyoda et al., 1997). Eregulin may also play a direct role in tumorigenesis, as it contributes to tumor formation of colon cancer cells (Baba et al., 2000). Since transfection of hsa-miR-20a decreases levels of EREG transcripts, hsa-miR-20a might intervene with the oncogenic activity of Eregulin. Wnt family members are cysteine-rich proteins that function as growth factors. Wnt5a plays a role in patterning decisions in the embryonic nervous system during development and is linked to the progression of melanoma and the invasion of ductal breast carcinomas (Jonsson et al., 2002; Weeraratna et al., 2002). Transmembrane receptors targeted by hsa-miR-20a include platelet-derived growth factor receptor-like (PDGFR-L, also known as PDGF-receptor beta-like tumor suppressor, PRLTS), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) receptor 2 (TGFBR2), tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducer ligand (TRAIL) receptor 2 (TRAIL-R2; also known as tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member B10; TNFSFB10), retinoic acid receptor responder 1 (RARRES1), ephrin B2 receptor (EphB2) and fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR) 3 and 4. FGFR-3 and FGFR-4 are commonly overexpressed in multiple cancer types and appear to have angiogenic activity (Chandler et al., 1999). In contrast, PDGFR-L, TRAIL-R2, RARRES1 and TGFBR-2 are putative tumor suppressors. PDGFR-L shows loss of function in a broad variety of cancers either by loss of heterozygosity (LOH) or missense and frame-shift mutation (Fujiwara et al., 1995; Komiya et al., 1997). TRAIL-R2 interacts with TRAIL and stimulates pro-apoptotic pathways in various cell types (Fesik, 2005). The corresponding gene is located at a chromosomal region (8p22-23) that is a frequent site of LOH in numerous human neoplasias (Adams et al., 2005). Therefore, loss of TRAIL-R2 may contribute to the malignant phenotype of these cancers. RARRES1 is a transmembrane protein that is lost or shows decreased expression levels in several types of cancer (Wu et al., 2006a and references therein). TGFBR-2 forms a functional complex with TGFBR-1 and is the primary receptor for TGF-β (Massague et al., 2000). Central role of TGF-β is inhibition of cellular growth of numerous cell types, such as epithelial, endothelial, hematopoietic neural and mesenchymal cells. Many mammary and colorectal carcinomas with microsatellite instability harbor inactivating mutations of TGFBR-2, and therefore escape the growth-inhibitory function of TGF-β (Markowitz et al., 1995; Lucke et al., 2001). Ephrin B2 receptor may have a suppressor role in prostate and colorectal carcinomas, as inactivation of EphB2 accelerates tumorigenesis (Guo et al., 2006). Cytoplasmic signaling molecules regulated by hsa-miR-20a include RhoC and phospholipase C beta-1 (PLC beta-1). RhoC is a small GTPase that regulates cell motility in normal cells and promotes metastasis during tumorigenesis (Wheeler and Ridley, 2004; Wu et al., 2004b). Accordingly, RhoC levels are progressively increased as tumors become more aggressively metastatic. PLC beta-1 catalyzes the generation of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG) from phosphatidylinositol-bis-phosphate (PIP2), regulating proliferative signals and checkpoints of the cell cycle (Lo Vasco et al., 2004).

Another class of genes regulated by hsa-miR-20a encodes transcription factors. Among these are the basic region/leucine zipper proteins (bZIP) Jun and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein delta (C/EBP delta), the former of which is the cellular homolog of the avian oncoprotein v-Jun (Maki et al., 1987). Hsa-miR-20a also regulates the transcription factor ETS2 which is the mammalian homolog of the v-Ets oncoprotein originally isolated from the transforming erythroblastosis virus E26 (Leprince et al., 1983). The corresponding ETS2 gene is frequently subject to chromosomal translocation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and may be critical in the development of the disease (Sacchi et al., 1986). Exogenous introduction of hsa-miR-20a induces elevated expression of ID4 (inhibitor of DNA-binding 4), a potential tumor suppressor that is selectively silenced by methylation in leukemia (Yu et al., 2005). ID4 carries a helix-loop-helix domain but lacks an intact DNA-binding domain. Thus, ID4 functions as a dominant negative to other HLH transcription factors, e.g. c-Myc which is deregulated in the vast majority of human cancers (Grandori et al., 2000; Nesbit et al., 1999).

Further growth-related genes regulated by hsa-miR-20a are the cyclins D1 and G1, as well as S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (Skp2). Cyclins are co-factors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and function in the progression of the cell cycle. Cyclin D1 is required for the transition from G1 into S phase and is overexpressed in numerous cancer types (Donnellan and Chetty, 1998). Hsa-miR-20a negatively regulates cyclin D1 expression and therefore might interfere with abnormal cell growth that depends on high levels of cyclin D1. In contrast, cyclin G1 has growth inhibitory activity and is upregulated by hsa-miR-20a (Zhao et al., 2003). Skp2 is a component of the multi-subunit E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that ear-marks proteins for proteasomal degradation. A well characterized target is the CDK inhibitor p27 which offers an explanation for the cell cycle promoting activity of Skp2 (Carrano et al., 1999). Skp2 is inherently oncogenic and shows elevated levels in various cancer types (Gstaiger et al., 2001; Kamata et al., 2005; Saigusa et al., 2005; Einama et al., 2006).

In summary, hsa-miR-20a governs the activity of proteins that are critical regulators of cell proliferation and survival. These targets are frequently deregulated in human cancer. Based on this review of the genes and related pathways that are regulated by miR-20a, introduction of hsa-miR-20a or an anti-hsa-miR-20a into a variety of cancer cell types would likely result in a therapeutic response.

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1. A method of modulating gene expression in a cell comprising administering to the cell an amount of an isolated nucleic acid comprising a miR-20 nucleic acid sequence in an amount sufficient to modulate the expression of one or more genes identified in Table 1, 3, 4, or
 5. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell is in a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of developing a metabolic, an immunologic, an infectious, a cardiovascular, a digestive, an endocrine, an ocular, a genitourinary, a blood, a musculoskeletal, a nervous system, a congenital, a respiratory, a skin, or a cancerous disease or condition.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the infectious disease or condition is a parasitic, bacterial, viral, or fungal infection.
 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the cancerous condition is astrocytoma, acute myelogenous leukemia, breast carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, glioma, glioblastoma, gastric carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, lipoma, melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myxofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lung carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, osteosarcoma, pancreatic carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, thyroid carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma wherein the modulation of one or more gene is sufficient for a therapeutic response.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the expression of a gene is down-regulated.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the expression of a gene is up-regulated.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell is an epithelial, an endothelial, a mesothelial, a stromal, or a mucosal cell.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell is a brain, a neuronal, a blood, an esophageal, a lung, a cardiovascular, a liver, a breast, a bone, a thyroid, a glandular, an adrenal, a pancreatic, a stomach, a intestinal, a kidney, a bladder, a prostate, a uterus, an ovarian, a testicular, a splenic, a skin, a smooth muscle, a cardiac muscle, a striated muscle cell.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell is a cancer cell.
 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the cancer cell is a neuronal, glial, lung, liver, brain, breast, bladder, blood, leukemic, colon, endometrial, stomach, skin, ovarian, fat, bone, cervical, esophageal, pancreatic, prostate, kidney, or thyroid cell.
 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the isolated miR-20 nucleic acid is a recombinant nucleic acid. 12-16. (canceled)
 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the miR-20 nucleic acid is a synthetic nucleic acid.
 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the nucleic acid is administered at a dose of 0.01 mg/kg of body weight to 10 mg/kg of body weight.
 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the miR-20 is a hsa-miR-20.
 20. (canceled)
 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the nucleic acid is administered enterally or parenterally. 22-23. (canceled)
 24. The method of claim 1, wherein the nucleic acid is comprised in a pharmaceutical formulation.
 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation is a lipid composition or a nanoparticle composition.
 26. (canceled)
 27. The method of claim 24, wherein the pharmaceutical formulation consists of biocompatible and biodegradable molecules. 28.-43. (canceled)
 44. A method of treating a patient diagnosed with or suspected of having or suspected of developing a pathological condition or disease related to a gene modulated by a miRNA comprising the steps of: (a) administering to the patient an amount of an isolated nucleic acid comprising a miR-20 nucleic acid sequence in an amount sufficient to modulate a cellular pathway or a physiologic pathway; and (b) administering a second therapy, wherein the modulation of the cellular pathway or physiologic pathway sensitizes the patient to the second therapy. 45-49. (canceled)
 50. A method of assessing a cell, tissue, or subject comprising assessing expression of miR-20 in combination with assessing expression of one or more gene from Table 1, 3, 4, or 5 in at least one sample.
 51. (canceled) 